QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - US Northeast Coast - New Jersey to New York
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast
Updated:
Sunday, March 14, 2010 7:21 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
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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 |
Monday
3/15 |
Down some |
NE 35 early |
East swell 6.6 ft @ 10 secs
A low pressure system over the Northeast coast is to start easing east with a building fetch of 35-40 kt northeast to east winds possible taking good aim on the NJ/NY area and points south of there. Possible building seas late. |
5.5 ft |
120 degrees |
Tuesday
3/16 |
Up slightly |
NNE 20 early |
East swell 7.0 ft @ 9-10 secs
The gale is to continue tracking slowly east with fetch of 30 kt northeast winds taking great aim on Cape Hatteras with decent fetch pushign up into the Northeast Coast. Swell from previous days fetch arriving. |
6.0 ft |
80 degrees |
Wednesday
3/17 |
Down slightly |
N 5 early |
Slowly fading east swell 5.8 ft @ 11 secs
Swell from previous days fetch arriving. The gale is to continue tracking east and fading in coverage, but still 35 kt northeast winds are forecast but generally aimed well south of the forecast area. |
5.5 ft |
95 degrees |
Thursday
3/18 |
Down some |
WNW 10 early |
East swell 3.7 ft @ 11 secs early
The gale is to be gone but swell from previous days fetch is to continue arriving. A weak offshore flow is expected over waters of the Northeast coast, but otherwise no swell producing fetch is forecast. |
3.5 ft |
95 degrees |
Friday
3/19 |
Down |
calm early |
No swell of interest forecast
Swell from previous days fetch all but gone. Extremely weak low pressure is to try and organize along the Southeast Coast making only 15 kt northeast winds and likely no real swell. |
1 ft or less |
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Extended
Outlook |
Down |
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A weak weather pattern continues over outer waters. Stronger high pressure is on the charts for Sun (3/21) possibly hinting at a breakdown in the El Nino pattern that has dominated all winter. Southerly fetch to result possibly generating windswell along south exposed beaches. |
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Surf Height Animation: New Jersey - New England
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