Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 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
5.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coastguards today?

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
SSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)554567777777777888875566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43323594222339360293247181157131159211257217191186164105112156200256
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
0.91
3:43AM
1.18
4:08PM
0.93
4:34AM
1.23
5:00PM
0.97
5:20AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.17
9:15PM
0.15
10:06AM
0.12
10:03PM
0.12
10:53AM
0.07
10:49PM
0.09
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:15-------
Sunset--4:47-------4:49-------4:50-----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C3456777667777763100-2-3-4-5-5
Feels °C (?)-3-2-2-2-2-1000222220-5-9-10-11-13-13-15-16-16
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