Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
205
232
285
419
531
535
576
617
537
619
920
1086
1179
1356
1381
1527
2165
2228
2228
2568
2501
2222
1916
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36AM2.38m
9:45PM2.64m
10:15AM2.52m
10:27PM2.72m
10:51AM2.66m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.30m
3:30PM0.41m
4:01AM0.21m
4:12PM0.27m
4:37AM0.12m
4:52PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
 mm
5
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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