Ditch Plains surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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Ditch Plains surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ditch Plains sea temperature is
9.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ditch Plains today?

The current surf forecast for Ditch Plains at 5PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
31
21
21
32
32
23
43
105
119
94
93
99
91
62
50
37
41
51
96
196
290
359
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:39PM0.81m
4:59AM0.71m
5:33PM0.91m
6:00AM0.74m
6:26PM0.99m
6:57AM0.77m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.07m
11:05PM0.10m
11:02AM0.02m
00:01AM0.02m
11:51AM-0.03m
00:52AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
7
6
5
4
3
4
5
5
4
3
6
7
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
40
39
31
21
20
19
9
9
9
9
9
5
10
10
10
62
50
37
41
51
96
196
290
359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.1
E
6
1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
17
17
17
17
16
16
10
10
10
10
10
4
4
10
10
11
15
14
1
165
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SW
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
17
3
7
3
10
11
9
9
9
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
6
3
5
18
21
32
32
23
43
105
119
94
93
99
91
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
174
174
663
216
216
189
227
962
1069
819
819
228
241
418
34
56
43
112
5
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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