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Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coastguards today?
The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 7PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | |
562 | 595 | 554 | 361 | 263 | 210 | 195 | 142 | 117 | 120 | 121 | 138 | 113 | 97 | 83 | 63 | 46 | 82 | 58 | 56 | 84 | 118 | 77 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.05m | 11:13PM1.27m | 11:57AM1.03m | 00:00AM1.24m | 12:46PM1.03m | 00:50AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.30m | 5:34AM0.21m | 5:20PM0.34m | 6:21AM0.24m | 6:11PM0.39m | 7:17AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 210 | 195 | 142 | 117 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 113 | 97 | 83 | 63 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 1 | — | 47 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 562 | 595 | 554 | 361 | 263 | — | 3 | — | — | 120 | 121 | 138 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 82 | 58 | 56 | 84 | 118 | 77 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1202 | 1202 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 45 | 125 | 70 | 2 | 55 | 60 | 133 | 153 |
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