Coastguards Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.63° N 73.32° W

Coastguards WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coastguards sea temperature is
24.5°C
2.4° 

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


Coastguards surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, S swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SSE swell with 96 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coastguards this week:

The surf forecast for Coastguards over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Coastguards in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Tue 25th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Best Surf 2AM (Tue 25th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Most Powerful 8AM (Sat 29th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coastguards over the next 16 days.


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