Swell Map vs. Wave Height Forecast

Discussion in 'Northeast' started by NewYorkSurfing, Oct 29, 2012.

  1. NewYorkSurfing

    NewYorkSurfing Well-Known Member

    96
    Oct 24, 2012
    For montauk and southampton new york, on saturday it says that in the afternoon it gets smaller but on the swell map it says it gets bigger. Which should i trust in general?
     
  2. Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    May 19, 2006
    The Timeline Forecast and text forecast is the official Swellinfo forecast for the surf zone.
    The wave maps are open ocean wave heights.

    All are updated 4 times per day, but the wave maps are updated live on the site before the actual forecast, so during the lag of forecast updates, there can be some discrepencies between wave maps and the actual forecast during the lag before the forecast gets updated...