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Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 11AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | 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 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | |
44 | 43 | 44 | 60 | 44 | 46 | 73 | 85 | 88 | 77 | 94 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 153 | 153 | 109 | 94 | 78 | 85 | 93 | 110 | 92 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.03m | 00:50AM1.21m | 1:35PM1.06m | 1:42AM1.20m | 2:27PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.24m | 6:11PM0.39m | 7:17AM0.26m | 7:26PM0.40m | 8:17AM0.23m | 8:42PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 44 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 29 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 130 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 109 | 94 | 78 | 85 | 14 | 14 | 92 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 26 | 26 | 1 | — | 46 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 43 | 41 | 73 | 85 | 88 | 77 | 94 | — | 132 | 132 | 153 | 153 | — | — | — | — | 93 | 110 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 92 | 40 | 73 | 62 | 153 | 276 | 153 | 62 | 59 | 153 | 62 | 21 | 0 | 62 | 73 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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