QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - US Northeast Coast - New Jersey to New York
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast
Updated:
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:36 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
Sunday
3/21
Down
S 10 later/calm early
No swell of interest forecast
A new winter like gale is to start wrapping up over the interior Southeast resulting in southerly winds at near 20 kts late there and starting to push up the US East Coast but offering no swell potential.
1 ft or less
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Monday
3/22
Down
SW 5+ early
No swell of interest forecast
The low is to push northeast but remain landlocked. Still south winds at 25 kts are forecast early aimed at the south side of Cape Hatteras. Windswell starting to build out at sea.
1 ft or less
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Tuesday
3/23
Up some
E 25 early
South windswell 5 ft @ 7-8 secs
The low pressure system is to track more to the northeast and still landlocked, generating an offshore flow for most of the US East Coast but south winds at 20 kts pushing up into the Northeast, offering a limited window of windswell generation potential.
3.0 ft
170 degrees
Wednesday
3/24
Down
N 25 early
No swell of interest forecast
The low is to start tracking off the coast, but all fetch is to be aimed east and offshore relative to US interests. No swell expected to result.
1 ft or less
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Thursday
3/25
Down
NW 25 early
No swell of interest forecast
Reinforcing low pressure is to join forces with the pre-existing low now over Nova Scotia, only setting up more west winds at 30 kts over open waters and offering no swell generation potential.
1 ft or less
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Extended
Outlook
Down
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The low under Nova Scotia is to finally track east and out of the area by Fri (3/26), but another low is to be right behind, tracking landlocked up the coast from Cape Hatteras on Sat (3/27) again generating only west winds and offering no swell potential.
