Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
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
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
30
29
36
29
59
45
45
31
50
46
37
35
34
40
38
40
30
39
38
38
37
36
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
20
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
NE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:45AM2.44m
5:02PM2.62m
5:41AM2.30m
5:56PM2.54m
6:41AM2.19m
6:53PM2.49m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.38m
11:27PM0.30m
11:35AM0.52m
00:27AM0.39m
12:32PM0.61m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
23
25
28
28
24
23
22
22
24
25
26
26
25
22
20
19
20
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
20
19
23
24
27
27
22
22
22
21
25
23
25
24
22
19
17
16
17
18
19
19
18
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