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Ditch Plains surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
6.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ditch Plains today?

The current surf forecast for Ditch Plains at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)767777777684558733445565
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111111152214149435161595458192434354822
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
20
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
15
W
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
S
10
S
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
1.05
10:43AM
0.78
11:02PM
1.01
11:40AM
0.74
12:00AM
0.94
12:43PM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
-0.11
4:14PM
-0.08
5:24AM
-0.06
5:07PM
-0.02
6:28AM
-0.00
6:06PM
0.05
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:01-------6:00-------5:58----
Sunset------7:31-------7:32-------7:34-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C666675785433445555566788
Feels °C (?)-2-1102122-4-4-5-40-1-2-3-3-3-2-3-1164
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