Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 23 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 2PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)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
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.1
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
2
E
2.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)10105555101010101112121111111110101011678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)485053841007250494823606666443030292625261205681368
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
1.24
10:27PM
1.22
10:45AM
1.18
11:18PM
1.25
11:41AM
1.12
12:12AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
0.02
4:05PM
-0.09
4:31AM
0.05
4:46PM
-0.05
5:30AM
0.10
5:37PM
-0.01
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset----4:59-------5:00-------5:01---
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11000-5-8-10-11-13-14-12-10-9-10-10-10-9-10-10-7-5-4-3
Feels °C (?)-7-7-9-10-10-15-19-20-21-23-22-19-17-16-16-15-15-14-17-18-16-16-15-13
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