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Friday 20 March 2020
Arvo Update 12:34pm
Building windswell
Building E, ESE and SE windswell with light wind. Waves are in the 2-3ft+ range with fair form. Dense fog is making visibility difficult the size of the sets.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY
Areas of dense fog this morning will make visibility challenging.
Use caution when driving and paddling out.
Regional Surf Report
Small, building E & SE windswell. Light SW wind. Best at the jetties further north.
Buidling E & SE windswell with light sideshore wind and poor form.
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Queens-Nassau County
Building windswell with light onshore wind. Dense fog.
Suffolk County
Building windswell with light onshore wind. Dense fog.
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Later Today Windswell builds. Wind turns SSW and increases after noon. Wind is forecast to turn SW then WSW after 5pm.
FORECAST ALERT SURF ALERT Fun surf on Saturday. Check out the Forecast Alert and 72 Hour Surf Forecast below for details.
LONG RANGE FORECAST More swell next week. Check out the Long Range Forecast below for details.
Water Temp Update 45 degrees. Relatively mild water temps for this time of year. A minimum of a 5mm fullsuit with 5mm boots, gloves and hood are required but it's still pretty comfortable with the right gear.
TROPICAL UPDATE The Tropical Update will return when the 2020 Hurricane Season starts in June.
Fun surf on Saturday
More next week
Forecast Overview:
RIGHT NOW Surf Alert
A frontal system is moving over the region now. The primary low within this system will move north into New England and set up a larger wind field over the Western Atlantic and will result in building ESE and SE windswell for the rest of the day. There's another frontal system in the Atlantic that is pushing another E windswell toward our region as well. Winds will have turned SSW and should turn SW then WSW by early evening.
SATURDAY: Surf Alert High pressure sets up as the frontal system moves offshore before dawn. Swell peaks and wind turns NNW after midnight. Swell will gradually drop for the rest of the day but should remain fun at south facing spots.
Check out the 72 HOUR SURF FORECAST below for details.
SUNDAY: The tail end of the frontal system will move over the region and wind turns NE then ENE. Swell drops and form deteriorate.
Check out the 72 HOUR SURF FORECAST below for details.
NEXT WEEK: Surf Alert Another frontal system moves in on Sunday and Monday, setting our region up for another fun swell event for Tuesday.
Check out the 72 HOUR SURF FORECAST below for details.
The Good News: Spring is here and we are seeing fun surf and gradually warming air and water temps. We can expect a few solid swell events before the Summer Doldrums start in late May or Early June.
The Bad News: Wind Issues Early Spring is notorious for swell events with limited windows of favorable wind. The trick is to monitor your local wind forecast and plan accordingly.
THE X-FACTORS As we head deeper into spring we will see a mix of swell events. March is notorious for large, longer-duration swells, particularly from large frontal systems. But we will also see plenty of hit and run, one-day-wonder swell events from locally-generated, fast-moving systems. Right now there are a few storms leftover from Winter in the North Pacific that should develop and move across the US, but these will slowly taper off so those larger swell events will begin to become more infrequent as we head inevitably toward Summer.
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Swell builds on Friday
Fun surf on Saturday
More next week
FRIDAY Surf Alert...
2-3ft and building E, ESE and SE windswell with light SSW wind. Wind turns SW then WSW in the mid to late arvo/early evening.
NJ Best further north
NY Poor surf with sideshore wind
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SATURDAY Surf Alert...
2-3ft S windswell leftovers with light to moderate N wind. Swell drops through the day. Best on Long Island and south facing spots in Southern NJ.
NJ Fun surf at south facing spots further south.
NY Fun surf with offshore wind.
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SUNDAY Poor surf
Dropping surf , onshore wind, poor form.
NJ Poor
NY Poor
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NEXT WEEK SURF ALERT
Tracking another storm that should deliver a fun swell event by mid week
Check out the Long Range Surf Forecast below for details.
NJ See below
NY See below
Tracking a frontal system
that should deliver more
fun surf next week
Long Range Surf Forecast Update
See the Forecast Update map above for details.
NEXT WEEK Storm and Surf Alert
There are two systems that are lining up to deliver fun surf on Tuesday and Wednesday. Another system in the Eastern Pacific is developing and will make landfall in Southern California on Sunday and will be monitored for track and potential for surf for our region. See the map above for details.
NJ Stay tuned
NY Stay tuned
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SEASONAL OUTLOOK: Late Winter/Early Spring
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Moderate to strong storms will move over our region fairly regularly
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Be prepared for short-duration swell events with little lead time
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Powerful, multi-day swell events are also common
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Check the Eyeball Surf Report often for updates.
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