Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
7.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coastguards today?

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)666666777777776666677784
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57557410614518215015713911474585642292819121188867
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.58
7:43AM
1.41
7:59PM
1.65
8:30AM
1.40
8:44PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
-0.09
1:43AM
-0.12
1:47PM
-0.12
2:31AM
-0.16
2:32PM
-0.12
3:20AM
-0.17
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--7:32-------7:34-------7:35-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C2223191818182020202221171614131314131087889
Feels °C (?)212116141516181816201614141211101110643556
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