Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
NNW
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.1
S
4
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
20
8
8
7
7
45
154
112
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
0
N
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
SE
20
ESE
35
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:47AM3.28m
1:29PM2.87m
1:41AM3.20m
2:21PM2.89m
2:35AM3.07m
3:13PM2.87m
Low Tide
7:11AM-0.38m
7:23PM-0.06m
8:02AM-0.32m
8:19PM-0.03m
8:52AM-0.21m
9:14PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
27
29
29
25
23
21
19
19
23
25
25
25
24
22
20
19
20
23
26
23
20
Feels °C
17
17
19
24
24
24
22
21
17
14
14
19
23
21
21
21
21
18
17
18
20
21
18
15
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