Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.63° N 73.32° W

Coastguards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastguards sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
6
0.9
ESE
9
2.2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
30
23
14
12
8
3
3
1
1
1
138
124
69
85
100
143
930
641
1470
1152
1718
1809
Wind (km/h)
25
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:34PM1.22m
1:12AM0.99m
1:27PM1.19m
2:06AM1.00m
2:21PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.37m
6:53PM0.33m
6:43AM0.41m
7:57PM0.33m
8:01AM0.42m
8:57PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:05
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6:09
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6:08
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6:07
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 mm
2
2
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Temp °C
11
9
7
8
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
0
-1
0
2
1
0
-1
-1
0
2
5
6
6
6
5
4
2
2
5
8
6
5
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