Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
20
8
8
7
23
174
151
116
17
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21PM2.89m
2:35AM3.07m
3:13PM2.87m
3:29AM2.90m
4:04PM2.83m
Low Tide
8:02AM-0.32m
8:19PM-0.03m
8:52AM-0.21m
9:14PM0.03m
9:43AM-0.07m
10:11PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
20
20
23
25
25
24
24
22
20
19
25
28
21
20
21
21
21
19
22
24
25
24
21
Feels °C
16
16
19
22
23
21
21
22
19
16
22
23
16
16
19
19
20
13
17
20
21
19
16
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