Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.6° C
0.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
E
4
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
5
62
86
80
46
93
59
49
47
47
30
28
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SE
5
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:25PM2.83m
3:52AM2.61m
4:12PM2.73m
4:45AM2.44m
5:02PM2.62m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.08m
9:53AM0.22m
10:31PM0.20m
10:42AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
25
26
27
25
Feels °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
23
24
25
25
28
25
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