Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
6.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
5 AM
8 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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
18
17
37
36
35
33
55
53
119
83
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NE
5
NE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:14PM2.51m
5:28AM2.79m
6:24PM2.49m
6:41AM2.70m
7:32PM2.54m
7:51AM2.67m
Low Tide
10:50AM-0.05m
11:07PM0.32m
11:58AM0.06m
00:20AM0.36m
1:07PM0.11m
1:32AM0.32m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:47
5:46
5:43
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7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
7
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
5
2
2
-1
-3
1
-1
1
2
0
1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
11
6
6
4
3
4
4
3
1
4
1
1
4
1
5
9
8
36
22
33
21
31
119
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
NW
3
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
2
4
18
17
37
8
35
33
55
53
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
3
4
2
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
4
1
1
4
1
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
4
1
2
6
1
7
5
1
1
3
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
201
254
252
227
158
158
223
223
857
618
490
490
490
490
490
618
914
543
543
25
25
25
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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