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Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coastguards today?
The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | |
203 | 217 | 106 | 125 | 164 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 135 | 141 | 185 | 176 | 139 | 162 | 143 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.66m | 7:21AM1.37m | 7:37PM1.72m | 8:13AM1.37m | 8:27PM1.72m | 9:07AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM-0.12m | 1:19PM-0.08m | 2:15AM-0.16m | 2:11PM-0.09m | 3:07AM-0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 |
 kJ | 203 | 217 | 106 | 125 | 164 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 162 | 143 | 95 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 70 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 33 | 94 | 79 | 55 | 21 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 68 | 5 | — | — | 50 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 53 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 61 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 135 | 141 | 185 | 176 | 139 | — | — | 79 | 94 | 94 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 21 | 59 | 131 | 153 | 153 | 1193 | 277 | 62 | 40 | 6 | 131 | 84 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 174 | 617 |
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