Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
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
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
67
75
62
49
49
46
56
50
33
27
17
21
23
11
23
24
18
11
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SE
15
S
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
S
20
SSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
W
20
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:06PM2.62m
00:16AM2.84m
12:39PM2.72m
00:53AM2.84m
1:14PM2.81m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.16m
6:26AM0.01m
6:39PM0.07m
7:00AM-0.01m
7:19PM0.01m
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:20
 mm
2
Temp °C
23
25
26
26
22
18
16
16
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
24
28
28
25
22
Feels °C
25
25
26
26
19
15
13
14
17
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
20
25
25
23
19
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