Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 EST
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Coastguards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coastguards sea temperature is
5.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coastguards today?

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SW
0.8
S
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.3
W
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)76710101055551010101012121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)896658484950751181191155035242347474744434240362526
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
1.19
9:54AM
1.24
10:27PM
1.22
10:45AM
1.18
11:18PM
1.25
11:41AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
-0.12
3:44AM
0.02
4:05PM
-0.09
4:31AM
0.05
4:46PM
-0.05
5:30AM
0.10
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset4:58-------4:59-------5:00-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C7630-1-2-1-1-1-5-9-10-12-14-14-11-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-9
Feels °C (?)0-2-5-9-9-10-11-12-11-15-20-20-22-23-22-18-17-16-16-16-16-16-18-17
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