Babylon · Suffolk County · New York
Gilgo Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Babylon, New York
Gilgo Beach, Babylon, New York: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.3 ft at 5 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 21 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.5 ft at 6:56 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 2.3 ft · 5 s · WSWplus 1.6 ft · 12 s · SE
- Wind
- 21 mph (WNW), gusts 31cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft risinghigh 3.5 ft at 6:56 pm
- Water
- 59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 56°Ffeels like 37°F
- Sun
- rise 6:33 amset 4:41 pm
Gilgo Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Gilgo Beach: 2 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Gilgo Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 24 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 27 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 27 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 32 | 3.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 28 | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 29 | 0.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 32 | -0.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (NW), gusts 32 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 30 | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 2.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 3.7 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 2.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 1.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | -0.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 2.2 ft |
Gilgo Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Gilgo Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 2.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 23 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Gilgo Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Gilgo Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Gilgo Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 4 s · WSW | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 27 | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 32 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 4 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 5 s · SSW | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 4 s · SE | 15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 21 | 32 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 45 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 7 s · ESE | 20 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 27 | 17 mph offshore (N), gusts 23 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 4 s · WSW | 18 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 24 | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 5 s · WSW | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.9 ft · 4 s · WSW | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 11 mph offshore (NNE) | 5 mph offshore (N) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Gilgo Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Gilgo Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Gilgo Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.0 ft at 12:12 am, high 4.8 ft at 6:35 am, low -0.3 ft at 1 pm and high 3.5 ft at 6:56 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.7 ft and rising.
Gilgo Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.0 ft at 12:12 amHigh 4.8 ft at 6:35 amLow -0.3 ft at 1 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 6:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.3 ft at 12:51 amHigh 4.4 ft at 7:16 amLow -0.1 ft at 1:37 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 7:34 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.0 ft at 1:28 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:54 amLow 0.2 ft at 2:12 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 8:19 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:04 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:33 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:55 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 8:53 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 2:53 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:07 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:46 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:36 amHigh 4.3 ft at 9:50 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:34 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:27 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.7 ft at 4:27 amHigh 3.6 ft at 10:38 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:23 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 11:24 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.5 ft at 5:19 amHigh 3.2 ft at 11:34 amLow 0.1 ft at 6:12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.6 ft at 12:23 amLow 0.5 ft at 6:17 amHigh 3.1 ft at 12:28 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Gilgo Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Gilgo Beach is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 37°F and a 21 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 58 and 59°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Gilgo Beach
- Democrat Point4.5 mi E · 2 ft · Poor
- Robert Moses6.1 mi E · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Jones Beach6.4 mi WSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Lido Beach13 mi W · 2 ft · Poor
- Ocean Beach13 mi E · 3 ft · Poor
- Long Beach14 mi W · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Gilgo Beach
Gilgo Beach is a beach break in Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, facing south-southeast.
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