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Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coastguards today?
The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | |
92 | 46 | 71 | 94 | 91 | 98 | 94 | 193 | 196 | 176 | 127 | 109 | 89 | 101 | 139 | 143 | 167 | 135 | 120 | 116 | 73 | 99 | 106 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.21m | 1:35PM1.06m | 1:42AM1.20m | 2:27PM1.12m | 2:38AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.39m | 7:17AM0.26m | 7:26PM0.40m | 8:17AM0.23m | 8:42PM0.36m | 9:12AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — |
 | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 44 | 19 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 109 | 89 | 101 | 139 | 143 | 15 | 135 | 120 | 116 | 63 | 99 | 106 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 46 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 73 | 48 | 23 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | 92 | 28 | 71 | 94 | 91 | 98 | 94 | 193 | 196 | 176 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 6 | 75 | 59 | 153 | 276 | 153 | 59 | 59 | 70 | 153 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
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