Gilgo Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° N 73.40° W

Gilgo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gilgo sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Gilgo today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Gilgo at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
16
19
52
56
47
29
22
10
14
22
14
14
13
13
56
49
94
111
118
99
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:25PM1.29m
00:51AM1.04m
1:15PM1.24m
1:45AM1.00m
2:08PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.32m
6:25AM0.36m
7:39PM0.36m
7:33AM0.41m
8:45PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
27
27
26
22
20
18
16
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
23
22
21
20
20
21
23
23
23
26
26
23
18
14
12
10
12
14
13
13
13
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