What are the current surf conditions at Coastguards?

Coastguards currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Coastguards?

The best time to surf Coastguards is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Coastguards Surf Report & Forecast

Town of Babylon, New York

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🌊 Surf Quality Timeline

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🌬️ WIND

20
kt

🌊 SWELL

2.1
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.1ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

11s

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WIND GUSTS

22kt

🌡️

AIR TEMP

-13°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.4ft @
6s

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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.1ft waves with quality 11s ground swell but blown out with 20kt winds Note: winds from NNE would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Monday

Feb 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.1-2.5ft 💨 17-26kt 🌡️ -14--8°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	ESE	26kt	NW	32kt	-13°C	-1°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	24kt	NW	30kt	-13°C	-1°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	24kt	NW	29kt	-13°C	-1°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	24kt	NW	27kt	-13°C	-1°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	23kt	NW	26kt	-14°C	-1°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	23kt	NW	25kt	-14°C	-1°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	23kt	NW	25kt	-14°C	-1°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	23kt	NW	24kt	-14°C	-1°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	22kt	NW	24kt	-14°C	-1°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	21kt	NW	23kt	-14°C	-1°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	20kt	NW	22kt	-13°C	-1°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	20kt	NW	22kt	-12°C	-1°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	19kt	NW	21kt	-11°C	-1°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	19kt	NW	20kt	-10°C	-1°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	19kt	NW	20kt	-9°C	-2°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	19kt	NW	20kt	-9°C	-1°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	19kt	NW	20kt	-8°C	-1°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	20kt	NW	21kt	-9°C	-1°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	ESE	20kt	NW	21kt	-9°C	-1°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	ESE	21kt	NW	22kt	-9°C	-1°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	11s	ESE	20kt	NW	23kt	-10°C	-1°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	11s	ESE	18kt	NW	24kt	-10°C	-1°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	11s	ESE	17kt	NNW	25kt	-10°C	-1°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	11s	ESE	17kt	NW	23kt	-10°C	-1°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.8-2.6ft 💨 8-16kt 🌡️ -11--2°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	ESE	16kt	NW	22kt	-11°C	-1°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	ESE	16kt	NW	20kt	-11°C	-1°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	ESE	15kt	NW	18kt	-11°C	-2°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	ESE	14kt	NW	16kt	-11°C	-2°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	ESE	13kt	NW	13kt	-11°C	-2°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	11s	ESE	13kt	NNW	13kt	-11°C	-2°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	11s	ESE	12kt	NNW	12kt	-11°C	-2°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	11s	ESE	12kt	NNW	12kt	-11°C	-2°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	11s	ESE	11kt	NW	12kt	-10°C	-2°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	11s	ESE	11kt	NW	12kt	-10°C	-2°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	11s	ESE	10kt	NW	12kt	-9°C	-2°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	11s	ESE	11kt	NW	12kt	-8°C	-2°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	11kt	NW	12kt	-7°C	-2°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	11s	ESE	11kt	NW	12kt	-6°C	-1°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	11s	ESE	11kt	NW	13kt	-5°C	-1°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	ESE	11kt	WNW	13kt	-3°C	-1°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	ESE	11kt	WNW	13kt	-2°C	-1°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	ESE	11kt	WNW	12kt	-2°C	-1°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	11kt	NW	12kt	-2°C	-1°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	11kt	NW	11kt	-2°C	-1°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	10kt	NW	10kt	-2°C	2°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	ESE	10kt	NW	10kt	-3°C	2°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	ESE	9kt	NW	9kt	-3°C	2°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	ESE	8kt	NW	8kt	-3°C	2°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

POOR4 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.7ft 💨 3-14kt 🌡️ -4-4°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ESE	7kt	NW	7kt	-3°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ESE	6kt	NW	6kt	-3°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ESE	6kt	NW	6kt	-3°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	ESE	6kt	NW	5kt	-3°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NW	5kt	-3°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	ESE	5kt	WNW	4kt	-3°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	ESE	4kt	WNW	4kt	-3°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	ESE	3kt	WNW	3kt	-4°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	ESE	4kt	W	5kt	-3°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	ESE	5kt	W	6kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	ESE	6kt	WSW	7kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	12s	ESE	7kt	WSW	9kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SW	10kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	11s	ESE	9kt	SW	11kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	ESE	10kt	SW	13kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	11kt	SSW	16kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	13kt	SSW	18kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	13kt	SSW	20kt	3°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	14kt	SSW	22kt	3°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	ESE	14kt	SSW	24kt	4°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	ESE	13kt	SSW	22kt	3°C	1°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	ESE	13kt	SW	21kt	3°C	1°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	12kt	SW	19kt	3°C	1°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	12kt	WSW	22kt	3°C	1°C	0.2mm

Thursday

Feb 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-2.9ft 💨 12-23kt 🌡️ 0-3°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	12kt	WSW	24kt	3°C	1°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	12kt	W	26kt	3°C	1°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	SE	14kt	W	26kt	3°C	1°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SSE	16kt	W	27kt	3°C	1°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	5s	S	18kt	W	27kt	3°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	5s	S	19kt	W	27kt	3°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	6s	S	19kt	WNW	26kt	3°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	6s	SSW	20kt	WNW	26kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	6s	S	21kt	WNW	26kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	S	22kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	S	23kt	WNW	28kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	S	23kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	S	23kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	S	23kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	S	23kt	WNW	28kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	S	23kt	WNW	29kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SSW	22kt	WNW	30kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	S	22kt	WNW	29kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	S	21kt	WNW	28kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	S	20kt	WNW	28kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	S	21kt	WNW	28kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	S	22kt	WNW	29kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	S	22kt	WNW	29kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	S	22kt	WNW	28kt	—°C	1°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-1.4ft 💨 12-21kt 🌡️ -2-1°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	S	21kt	WNW	26kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	S	21kt	WNW	25kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	S	20kt	WNW	25kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	S	20kt	WNW	24kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	S	20kt	WNW	24kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	S	19kt	NW	23kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	S	19kt	NW	22kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	S	19kt	NW	21kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	S	18kt	NW	20kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	S	17kt	NW	19kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	S	17kt	NW	18kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	S	16kt	NW	18kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	S	16kt	NW	18kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	S	16kt	NW	18kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	S	15kt	NW	18kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	18kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	S	13kt	NNW	18kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	S	12kt	NNW	17kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	12kt	NNW	16kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	12kt	NNW	15kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	13kt	NNW	15kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	13kt	NNW	15kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	S	14kt	NNW	16kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SSE	14kt	NNW	16kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.6-1.0ft 💨 8-15kt 🌡️ -2-1°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	14kt	NNW	17kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	E	14kt	NNW	17kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	E	14kt	NNW	17kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	15kt	NNW	18kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	15kt	NNW	18kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	14kt	NNW	18kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	E	14kt	NNW	18kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	E	13kt	NNW	17kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	E	13kt	NNW	16kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	E	12kt	NNW	15kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	12kt	NNW	13kt	-2°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	11kt	NNW	12kt	-1°C	1°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	10kt	NNW	11kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	9kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	10kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	10kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	10kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	10kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	11kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	10kt	NNW	11kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	10kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	9kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	8kt	NNW	8kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	9kt	—°C	1°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-0.9ft 💨 3-12kt 🌡️ 0-3°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	10kt	NNW	11kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	10kt	N	12kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	10kt	N	12kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	10kt	N	12kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	10kt	N	12kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	10kt	N	11kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	9kt	N	10kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	8kt	N	9kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	7kt	N	8kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	7kt	N	7kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	6kt	N	6kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	E	5kt	N	5kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	E	4kt	N	4kt	—°C	1°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	E	3kt	N	4kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	E	3kt	NE	4kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	E	4kt	ENE	5kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	4kt	E	6kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	6kt	E	7kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	8kt	ESE	9kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	9kt	ESE	10kt	1°C	1°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	10kt	ESE	12kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	11kt	ESE	14kt	2°C	1°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	12kt	SE	15kt	3°C	1°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	12kt	ESE	17kt	3°C	1°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.2ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:8-26kt NW

Water Temperature:-2-2°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Coastguards in Long Island, New York, is an exposed sandbar break with consistent surf year-round. It works best with a South swell and offshore winds from the North-Northeast. The spot receives both groundswells and windswells, with the best conditions typically occurring in September. Summer is the prime season for clean, rideable waves. Crowds are rarely an issue, but localism can be a factor.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionNNE

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