Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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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
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 9AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 May)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (06 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.2
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
688
636
585
619
611
569
371
233
178
159
139
117
94
91
111
161
88
88
61
59
60
56
52
74
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM1.05m
11:13PM1.27m
11:57AM1.03m
00:00AM1.24m
12:46PM1.03m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.15m
4:41PM0.30m
5:34AM0.21m
5:20PM0.34m
6:21AM0.24m
6:11PM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:46
5:45
5:43
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7:53
7:54
7:55
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
15
12
11
11
13
15
16
14
13
11
11
10
12
14
14
15
14
7
7
7
8
8
7
9
12
9
8
7
9
10
11
10
7
6
6
5
6
8
7
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
S
7
0.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
2
178
159
139
117
94
2
8
111
88
88
61
59
24
25
16
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
13
12
18
25
30
1
12
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
4
5
2
2
2
6
1
6
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.2
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
688
636
585
619
611
569
371
233
1
1
2
1
91
111
161
60
56
52
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1713
1606
1202
1169
1202
1202
255
62
21
0
0
2
6
40
41
0
0
6
21
41
65
65
62
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
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