Ditch Plains surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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
9.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (15 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
1
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
7
1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SW
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
221
241
241
144
200
96
103
90
69
136
46
82
153
127
159
84
100
108
132
149
52
51
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
NW
25
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
N
15
NE
20
E
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:18PM1.05m
7:52AM0.80m
8:11PM1.09m
8:46AM0.82m
9:05PM1.11m
Low Tide
12:40PM-0.08m
1:43AM-0.11m
1:28PM-0.11m
2:33AM-0.13m
2:18PM-0.12m
3:25AM-0.13m
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
17
20
22
22
22
22
22
19
17
10
11
12
9
8
10
9
8
9
10
9
10
8
8
10
14
18
19
18
19
21
19
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
1
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1.3
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
359
221
241
241
144
200
96
103
90
65
47
46
39
28
47
159
79
100
55
45
88
47
51
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
E
10
0.5
S
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
101
80
54
33
73
38
92
56
73
69
62
45
45
28
15
13
84
55
10
10
43
52
33
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
SW
4
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
90
49
30
3
37
30
11
23
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.5
SSW
3
1
S
8
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SW
7
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
5
5
1
6
136
36
82
153
127
145
96
108
132
149
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
30
25
0
0
5
5
5
34
224
1154
158
5
30
0
25
34
30
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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