Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
52
64
143
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
43
33
33
27
21
20
22
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
NW
15
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
2:35PM2.39m
2:32AM2.68m
3:15PM2.33m
3:14AM2.61m
3:59PM2.28m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.13m
8:19PM0.48m
8:57AM0.20m
9:00PM0.53m
9:40AM0.27m
9:45PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:31
5:31
5:28
5:28
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7:45
7:46
7:47
7:50
5
1
3
2
Temp °C
12
13
19
21
20
16
16
15
14
14
17
17
16
13
13
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
9
6
7
14
13
12
8
10
8
8
8
10
9
10
7
9
6
5
7
9
7
6
9
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
107
65
43
33
33
7
21
20
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
4
15
14
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
5
3
7
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
45
52
64
143
331
312
239
221
255
255
237
320
330
244
160
4
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
173
173
1987
2045
1989
2535
1672
1675
1721
1721
1591
1985
1259
370
173
35
25
28
28
154
35
141
35
158
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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