Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
82
63
57
39
38
37
36
52
88
60
7
18
69
45
44
36
37
27
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:12PM2.73m
4:45AM2.44m
5:02PM2.62m
5:41AM2.30m
5:56PM2.54m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.20m
10:42AM0.38m
11:27PM0.30m
11:35AM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
23
26
27
25
24
23
22
23
25
20
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
21
21
23
22
23
22
26
25
24
23
22
22
24
23
18
19
18
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