Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
E
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
126
121
119
94
86
86
79
57
57
78
90
82
40
26
26
54
43
42
67
117
136
184
221
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:47PM2.26m
4:50AM2.50m
5:37PM2.28m
5:45AM2.47m
6:29PM2.35m
6:42AM2.48m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.60m
11:15AM0.36m
11:30PM0.59m
12:06PM0.36m
00:28AM0.52m
12:59PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
1
1
4
8
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
10
9
8
9
7
10
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
18
14
11
11
9
10
12
9
8
5
4
4
5
4
6
9
8
7
9
9
9
11
14
15
16
9
7
7
6
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
Energy kJ
120
126
121
119
94
86
86
79
57
57
57
39
40
40
85
69
54
43
59
67
117
136
184
221
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
16
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
26
26
26
25
42
67
51
44
46
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
6
3
4
3
3
5
12
12
12
5
5
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SE
2
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
11
33
78
90
82
91
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
25
25
25
173
56
33
173
28
25
25
25
25
25
28
25
25
0
25
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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