Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 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
4.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 9km away, TOBAY Beach Live Stream


How big are the waves at Coastguards today?

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 3PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)645566666664566888885555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201853110127998053413122346080104196270234195133131138104100
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
1.14
12:20AM
1.18
12:28PM
1.05
1:08AM
1.16
1:18PM
0.98
1:57AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.03
6:20AM
0.18
6:40PM
0.10
7:23AM
0.21
7:33PM
0.14
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset--4:44-------4:45-------4:45-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1------415----1-------
Temp. °C67891111754445545566652000
Feels °C (?)12237821-1-1-1-201221-2-2-4-9-11-10-9
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