Coastguards Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.63° N 73.32° W

Coastguards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastguards sea temperature is
22.6°C
2.9° 

Coastguards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coastguards today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
0.3
SE
11
1
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
1.2
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
20
45
27
24
27
25
36
34
13
28
105
226
278
282
287
368
585
609
624
628
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM1.22m
3:41AM1.02m
4:02PM1.25m
4:38AM1.09m
4:56PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.41m
9:42PM0.32m
9:45AM0.36m
10:31PM0.25m
10:37AM0.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:51
 mm
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
9
5
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
18
16
16
17
19
20
19
18
17
15
14
14
12
12
14
14
Feels °C
17
17
19
21
22
16
12
11
12
15
16
15
13
13
10
9
7
5
5
7
7
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