Gilgo
12:12 PM
5:49 AM
7:51 PM
Current conditions at 5/1 11:59 AM - CW0354 West Islip - 10 km away.
Wind Forecast
May-1 Wednesday 1-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Temp C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
May-2 Thursday 2-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Temp C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
May-3 Friday 3-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Temp C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
May-4 Saturday 4-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Temp C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.3 | 4.6 | 11.2 | ||||||||
May-5 Sunday 5-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Temp C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 4.3 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 | |||
May-6 Monday 6-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Temp C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 8.6 | 0.9 | |||||||||
Current Observation Data aggregated by Synoptic and WCG-ITX.com. Forecast data from Environment Canada
Nearby Stations
The following stations are near this spot.
| Name | ICAO | Date | Distance (Km) | Wind Speed | Direction | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW0354 West Islip | C0354 | 5/1 11:59 AM | 10.2 | 5 | Active | ||
| EW0925 Wantagh | E0925 | 5/1 11:58 AM | 12.6 | 2 | Active | ||
| KB2KMM N. Babylon | AR072 | 5/1 11:55 AM | 13.1 | 3 | Active | ||
| CW3615 North Babylon | C3615 | 5/1 11:52 AM | 12.1 | 0 | Active | ||
| DW5766 Farmingdale | D5766 | 5/1 11:45 AM | 12.6 | 2 | Active | ||
| SHIRLEY | KHWV | 5/1 11:41 AM | 47.2 | 6 | Active | ||
| ISLIP | KISP | 5/1 10:56 AM | 29.6 | 4 | Active | ||
| FARMINGDALE | KFRG | 5/1 10:53 AM | 12.5 | 0 | Active | ||
| NYC/JFK ARPT | KJFK | 5/1 10:51 AM | 33.8 | 6 | Active | ||
| NYC/LA GUARDIA | KLGA | 5/1 10:51 AM | 47.0 | 0 | Active | ||
| NYC/CENTRAL PARK | KNYC | 5/1 10:51 AM | 53.6 | 0 | Active | ||
| CW4215 Bellmore | C4215 | 4.4 | No records found | Active | |||
| FW3143 West Gilgo Beach | F3143 | 4.9 | Active | ||||
| KB2FWP Massapequa Park | AV289 | 8.1 | Active | ||||
| FW3023 West Babylon | F3023 | 9.3 | No records found | Active | |||
| Babylon | A4114 | 12.5 | No records found | Active | |||
| AMBROSE (LGT-SH | 24.6 | Active | |||||
| AMBROSE | KN28 | 25.1 | Active | ||||
| PUTNAM | K5B3 | 53.2 | Active | ||||
| MANHATTAN/DWNTWN | KJRB | 55.6 | Active |
Spot Details
parking at gilgo.
very good in north winds.
not bad in south winds either once past wind shadow.
wind shadow in most condiitions extends about half way to channel.
plenty of shallow water on otherside of channel.
launch spot good at lower tides at high tides launch can get a bit tricky sometimes needing a water or marsh launch and landing.