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Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
4.8° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coastguards today?

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
W
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)555455565555556777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8766424368951101239764493854122254349382310203157107134110110
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
1.15
2:12PM
0.93
2:49AM
1.16
3:10PM
0.91
3:43AM
1.18
4:08PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.20
8:26PM
0.16
9:17AM
0.17
9:15PM
0.15
10:06AM
0.12
10:03PM
0.12
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--7:16-------7:15-------7:15-----
Sunset----4:46-------4:47-------4:49---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C000255432235667666667776
Feels °C (?)-10-10-8-6-4-4-5-6-6-6-4-2-1-2-2-2-1-1013332
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