Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.63° N 73.32° W

Coastguards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastguards sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.7° 

Coastguards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coastguards today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
76
62
46
30
20
14
9
8
11
11
7
5
11
11
10
10
16
23
23
23
21
20
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03AM1.45m
6:19PM1.45m
6:49AM1.53m
7:04PM1.45m
7:31AM1.57m
7:47PM1.42m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.01m
00:32AM-0.07m
12:55PM-0.03m
1:15AM-0.08m
1:41PM-0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
18
22
23
22
20
18
17
16
18
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
12
14
17
17
17
16
15
13
12
13
15
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
16
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