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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🌬️ WIND

17
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🌊 SWELL

0.7
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HEIGHT

0.7ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

27kt

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AIR TEMP

6°C

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0.3ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 9s ground swell but strong 17kt winds making it choppy Note: winds from NNE would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Thursday

Mar 26

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 14-22kt 🌡️ 5-8°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	16kt	S	29kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	16kt	S	30kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	16kt	S	31kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	16kt	S	31kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	30kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	30kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	28kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	E	15kt	SSW	25kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	14kt	SSW	23kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	16kt	SSW	25kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	E	17kt	SSW	27kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	E	19kt	SSW	29kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	E	18kt	SSW	28kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	E	17kt	SSW	27kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	26kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	ESE	18kt	SSW	28kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	ESE	19kt	SSW	30kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	20kt	SSW	32kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	21kt	SSW	33kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	21kt	SSW	34kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	22kt	SSW	34kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	21kt	SSW	32kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	19kt	SSW	30kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	18kt	SSW	27kt	8°C	6°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

FAIR1 good hours

🌊 0.2-5.4ft 💨 10-23kt 🌡️ 5-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	17kt	SSW	27kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	17kt	SSW	26kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	16kt	SSW	25kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	18kt	SW	30kt	8°C	6°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	21kt	SW	35kt	9°C	6°C	1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	SE	23kt	SW	40kt	10°C	6°C	1.5mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	SSE	20kt	W	33kt	10°C	6°C	1.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	9s	SSE	17kt	WNW	26kt	9°C	6°C	1.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	5.4ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	18kt	9°C	6°C	1.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	7s	S	13kt	NNW	17kt	9°C	6°C	0.8mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4.9ft	7s	S	12kt	NNW	16kt	8°C	6°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	4.7ft	7s	S	11kt	N	14kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	S	11kt	N	13kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	7s	S	10kt	N	12kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	S	10kt	N	10kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	4.1ft	7s	S	12kt	N	14kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	7s	S	14kt	NNE	17kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	S	16kt	NNE	21kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	7s	S	14kt	NNE	19kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	S	13kt	NNE	17kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	7s	S	11kt	NNE	15kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	S	12kt	NNE	16kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	S	12kt	NNE	16kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	S	12kt	NNE	16kt	5°C	5°C	0mm

Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-2.7ft 💨 7-16kt 🌡️ 0-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	S	13kt	NNE	16kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	S	14kt	NNE	16kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	S	15kt	NNE	16kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	S	15kt	NNE	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	S	14kt	NNE	14kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	S	14kt	N	12kt	1°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SE	13kt	N	12kt	1°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	ESE	12kt	N	11kt	1°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	ENE	11kt	N	10kt	—°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	E	10kt	NNW	10kt	—°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	E	8kt	NNW	9kt	—°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	E	7kt	NW	8kt	1°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	E	7kt	WNW	10kt	1°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	E	8kt	WNW	12kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2ft	6s	E	9kt	W	14kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	E	11kt	W	16kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	E	14kt	WNW	19kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	E	16kt	NW	21kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	E	14kt	NW	18kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	E	12kt	NNW	15kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	E	10kt	NNW	13kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	E	11kt	NNW	14kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	E	11kt	NNW	15kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	ESE	12kt	NNW	16kt	5°C	5°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.9-1.0ft 💨 10-18kt 🌡️ 2-5°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	E	13kt	NNW	17kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	E	14kt	NNW	17kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	E	16kt	NNW	18kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	E	15kt	NW	20kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	ESE	15kt	NW	21kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	14kt	NW	22kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	13kt	NW	20kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	12kt	NW	19kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	11kt	NW	17kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	12kt	WNW	16kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	12kt	WNW	16kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	13kt	WNW	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	12kt	W	14kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	11kt	W	13kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	10kt	WSW	12kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	14kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SW	15kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SSW	16kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	17kt	SSW	18kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SSW	19kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SSW	20kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SSW	20kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SSW	19kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	19kt	5°C	5°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.8-1.0ft 💨 13-30kt 🌡️ 5-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	19kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	19kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	18kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SW	21kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SSW	23kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	17kt	SSW	25kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SSW	27kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	19kt	SSW	29kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SSW	31kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	21kt	SSW	33kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	23kt	SSW	35kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	25kt	SSW	37kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	26kt	SSW	38kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	28kt	SSW	40kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	30kt	SSW	41kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	29kt	SSW	41kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	29kt	SSW	40kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	28kt	SSW	40kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	26kt	SSW	38kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	24kt	SSW	36kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	22kt	SSW	33kt	7°C	5°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SSW	31kt	7°C	5°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SSW	28kt	7°C	5°C	0.5mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SW	26kt	7°C	5°C	0.8mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-4.5ft 💨 9-15kt 🌡️ 7-8°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SW	25kt	7°C	5°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SW	24kt	8°C	5°C	0.5mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SW	23kt	8°C	5°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	21kt	8°C	5°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	20kt	8°C	5°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	12kt	WSW	18kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	SE	12kt	WSW	17kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	7s	SSE	12kt	WSW	16kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	S	11kt	WSW	15kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	7s	S	11kt	WSW	13kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	7s	S	10kt	WSW	11kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.9ft	7s	S	9kt	WSW	9kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.8ft	7s	S	9kt	WSW	9kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	9kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	9kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	6s	S	9kt	SW	9kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	6s	S	9kt	SW	9kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.3ft	6s	S	9kt	SSW	9kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	6s	S	9kt	SSW	10kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	6s	S	9kt	SSW	10kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	6s	S	9kt	SSW	11kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	6s	S	9kt	SSW	10kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	6s	S	9kt	SSW	10kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	6s	S	9kt	SSW	9kt	8°C	5°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POOR5 good hours

🌊 0.4-4.3ft 💨 8-12kt 🌡️ 7-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SSW	11kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	10kt	SSW	12kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	11kt	SSW	14kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	10kt	SSW	13kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	10kt	SSW	13kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	9kt	SSW	13kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	10kt	SSW	13kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	11kt	SSW	14kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SE	12kt	SW	15kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	SE	11kt	SW	14kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	SSE	10kt	SW	12kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	5s	S	10kt	SW	10kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	6s	S	9kt	SW	9kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.3ft	6s	S	8kt	SW	9kt	9°C	5°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	6s	S	8kt	SSW	8kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	6s	S	9kt	SSW	11kt	9°C	5°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	6s	S	11kt	SSW	15kt	9°C	5°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	6s	S	12kt	SSW	19kt	9°C	5°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	6s	S	11kt	SSE	16kt	9°C	5°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	6s	S	10kt	SE	13kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	6s	S	9kt	ESE	10kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	6s	S	9kt	ESE	9kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	S	8kt	ESE	8kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	S	8kt	ESE	8kt	7°C	5°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.8ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:10-23kt S

Water Temperature:5-6°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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