QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - US Northeast Coast - New Jersey to New York
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast
Updated:
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:40 PM
GMT
Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North
North-Atlantic Surf Forecast (Centered on Long Island)
Day
Trend
Wind
(kts)
Details
(Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)
Waves
(Set wave max face height)
Swell Direction
Wednesday
11/18
Holding
NNE 10+ early
East swell to 2.8 ft @ 10 secs early
Residual swell from the remains of Ida to continue arriving. High pressure over the Northeast Coast is to still be generating 20-25 kt east fetch off Cape Hatteras but aimed mostly south of the forecast area. No swell pushing towards the Northeast.
2.5 ft
105 degrees
Thursday
11/19
Down
ESE 10+ early
East windswell 2.1 ft @ 8-9 secs
High pressure is to hold off the Northeast Coast producing more 20 kt southeast fetch covering a pretty good sized area generating some windswell pushing up towards the mid-Atlantic and maybe sneaking up into the Northeast for the days ahead.
1.5 ft
110 degrees
Friday
11/20
Up slightly
S 20 early
Southeast windswell 4.0 ft @ 6-7 secs
The high pressure system off the Northeast coast is to start fading with only residual 15 kt east to southeast winds pushing towards the Southeast coast with a little energy radiating up to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Swell from previous days fetch arriving providing more rideable surf.
2.5 ft
140 degrees
Saturday
11/21
Down
NNW 10 early
No swell of interest forecast
Windswell from previous days fetch is to try and arrive, but local offshore winds might make that a short lived event, if at all. Off the coast the high pressure system is to dissipate with all fetch and swell producing potential fading out.
1 ft or less
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Sunday
11/22
Down
N 10 early
No swell of interest forecast
Low pressure is supposed to develop in the Gulf and track fast northeast over North Florida moving up the mid-Atlantic coast late. A little north fetch to result aimed at Cape Hatteras at 20 kts, but likely not doing much if anything for the Northeast. Otherwise a weak weather pattern is to be in control with no swell producing fetch forecast.
1 ft or less
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Extended
Outlook
Up some maybe
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Longterm the models indicate the Cape Hatteras low pressure system (above) is to wrap up off the Northeast on Tues (11/24) generating a decent sized fetch of 30-35 kt northeast winds aimed at the Northeast and mid-Atlantic coasts, with maybe some energy pushing towards there. Windswell is possible, but far from guaranteed at this early date.
