Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
32
50
46
37
35
34
40
39
35
28
39
39
38
37
36
36
35
35
34
33
32
19
18
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM2.30m
5:56PM2.54m
6:41AM2.19m
6:53PM2.49m
7:43AM2.15m
7:52PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.30m
11:35AM0.52m
00:27AM0.39m
12:32PM0.61m
1:28AM0.42m
1:32PM0.64m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:34
 mm
8
6
5
Temp °C
23
22
22
24
24
24
24
23
22
20
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
22
21
21
25
22
23
22
21
19
17
14
16
18
18
18
19
21
18
17
18
18
15
14
14
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