Indian Wells surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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Indian Wells surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Indian Wells sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indian Wells today?

The current surf forecast for Indian Wells at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
173
152
155
128
86
86
63
63
77
86
80
72
129
113
85
97
102
98
145
225
155
112
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
30
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
SSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:52AM0.59m
00:01AM0.72m
12:43PM0.59m
00:50AM0.69m
1:40PM0.61m
1:46AM0.67m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.21m
6:30AM0.16m
6:22PM0.24m
7:24AM0.17m
7:28PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:37
5:37
5:35
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
1
1
1
10
13
Temp °C
10
13
14
12
12
11
8
9
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
6
8
9
8
9
7
1
6
5
6
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
178
173
152
155
128
86
86
63
63
65
71
51
48
129
113
85
41
41
40
26
24
24
112
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.3
N
3
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
S
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.4
E
8
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
8
13
20
33
31
31
29
25
86
65
64
62
57
42
5
5
5
5
5
4
23
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
10
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
11
23
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.9
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.6
W
5
1.1
S
6
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
3
2
9
3
5
2
77
74
80
72
16
97
102
98
145
225
155
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
25
0
0
10
0
25
172
172
44
0
0
25
50
175
50
176
1131
170
23
0
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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