Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
3
25
2
3
6
3
3
9
2
26
32
43
2
8
2
2
1
9
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM2.83m
5:07AM2.50m
5:29PM2.85m
6:09AM2.42m
6:29PM2.87m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.16m
10:55PM0.12m
11:07AM0.23m
11:55PM0.12m
12:06PM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
28
30
29
26
24
23
24
27
29
31
31
28
26
25
26
29
31
30
30
29
Feels °C
25
27
28
27
24
24
24
26
29
30
33
32
29
28
26
28
31
31
29
31
29
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