Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Long Beach today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.8
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
25
35
29
23
23
23
23
16
23
22
29
29
28
21
37
17
41
37
29
24
37
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
25
NE
15
E
15
E
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:00AM2.16m
6:08PM2.43m
7:01AM2.13m
7:09PM2.43m
7:59AM2.17m
8:07PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.67m
00:44AM0.47m
12:50PM0.68m
1:43AM0.45m
1:49PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:42
 mm
2
5
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
13
12
7
7
6
9
12
12
10
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