Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 24 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
5.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coastguards today?

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
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
2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
ESE
2.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)1112121111111110101067899899101010555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)596666614241402625250665126812081083482528452399365154115136115
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
35
NNE
20
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
1.18
11:18PM
1.25
11:41AM
1.12
12:12AM
1.27
12:41PM
1.06
1:12AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
-0.05
5:30AM
0.10
5:37PM
-0.01
6:45AM
0.12
6:45PM
0.03
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:01-------5:02-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-13-11-9-9-10-11-10-10-10-7-3-20000-2-2-2-5-7-8-9-10
Feels °C (?)-20-19-16-16-16-17-16-17-18-16-14-13-11-9-7-4-8-10-12-15-18-19-19-19
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