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Level 4/10

Lido Beach

Long Island, USA

🌀Strong rips

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Lido Beach is a Long Island beachbreak that can turn into a compact bodyboarding playground during hurricane swells and winter nor'easters. Sandbar shape is everything here: when the banks line up, the wave offers punchy bowls, wedging peaks, and quick barrels close to New York City. It remains variable and seasonal, but its best days are much heavier than the everyday beachbreak label suggests.

10-Day Forecast

Today5

Poor

0.8mSSE@7s

8km/h

0.8m@7s

8km/h

Thu6

Poor

0.9mSSE@7s

15km/h

0.9m@7s

15km/h

Fri7

Poor

1.0mS@6s

16km/h

1.0m@6s

16km/h

Sat8

Poor

0.8mS@8s

19km/h

0.8m@8s

19km/h

Sun9

Poor

0.9mS@7s

19km/h

0.9m@7s

19km/h

Mon10

Poor

0.6mS@8s

16km/h

0.6m@8s

16km/h

Tue11

Poor

0.6mS@8s

21km/h

0.6m@8s

21km/h

Wed12

Poor

0.5mS@6s

11km/h

0.5m@6s

11km/h

Thu13

Poor

0.4mS@7s

14km/h

0.4m@7s

14km/h

Fri14

Poor

0.5mS@9s

32km/h

0.5m@9s

32km/h

Choppy 5+ days out, less certain

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Today's Conditions

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Best session: MorningAM 4 km/h · PM 11 km/h · Low tide at 6am (0.2m)

Swell

0.8m

SSE(149°)

Score: 5/25

Period

Short period / windswell

Score: 4/25

Wind

8km/h

SE(144°)

Score: 13/25

Weather

25°C

0.0mm50%

First light 5:25amSunrise 5:55amSunset 8:05pmLast light 8:35pm

Secondary0.2mConfidence

100%

Location & Conditions

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Hourly Forecast, Tide & Strike Windows

Strike window: 5:25–9:15am · through lowStrike window: 5:45–8:35pm · through lowIdeal tide: low

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6am

9am

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6pm

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9am

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6am

9am

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°C

19°

24°

26°

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23°

26°

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28°

26°

24°

27°

29°

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25°

27°

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28°

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29°

2m1.0

sec

swell

windkm/h

2g9

6g8

10g10

12g13

10g13

9g18

13g18

20g30

25g46

11g18

16g19

17g24

18g12

17g24

18g18

17g20

20g28

18g29

13g26

16g16

20g21

24g23

24g25

12g32

13g26

15g21

20g28

19g27

19g21

20g30

19g24

23g23

23g16

13g12

10g9

3g3

15g6

9g10

17g17

14g14

6g14

18g14

17g12

36g20

35g11

29g12

28g18

tidem

12:50am1.3m

6:57am0.2m

1:32pm1.5m

7:47pm0.3m

1:48am1.3m

7:51am0.2m

2:31pm1.5m

8:52pm0.3m

2:52am1.2m

8:54am0.2m

3:32pm1.6m

9:58pm0.3m

3:57am1.2m

9:57am0.2m

4:32pm1.6m

11:03pm0.2m

5:02am1.3m

11:02am0.2m

5:34pm1.6m

6:05am1.3m

12:03pm0.1m

6:32pm1.7m

12:58am0.1m

7:04am1.4m

1:01pm0.1m

7:26pm1.7m

1:49am0.0m

7:57am1.5m

1:55pm0.1m

8:16pm1.7m

2:36am0.0m

8:47am1.5m

2:48pm0.1m

9:04pm1.7m

3:22am0.0m

9:35am1.6m

3:39pm0.1m

9:51pm1.6m

Ideal tide (from tide preference)Strike windowNight

Tide times today

12:50 am

High tide - 1.31m

6:57 am

Low tide - 0.16m

1:32 pm

High tide - 1.51m

7:47 pm

Low tide - 0.30m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction9/25

Swell Size5/25

Swell Period4/25

Wind13/25

Raw Score31/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-7

📉 Undersized Swell-9

🚫 Undersized Capmax 64

Adjusted Score15/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score15

🤢 Morning Sickness👥 Summer Break

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Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: S (180°)
Direction range: 160° - 200°
Size range: 0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 1.9m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: NNW (330°)
Offshore range: 300° - 360°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: low

Water temp

16°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Bottom

Sand

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

5/10

👥 Summer Break (Jun 15 – Aug 25) — expect extra crowds

Frequently Asked Questions

What tide is best at Lido Beach?

Lido Beach works best on a low tide. The tide chart above shows today’s strike window.

What wind direction is offshore at Lido Beach?

Offshore wind at Lido Beach blows from the NNW (330°). Anything in the 300° to 360° range grooms the faces; outside it, expect chop or bumpy conditions.