Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
SE
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
35
20
25
29
33
24
18
21
29
47
28
28
37
27
27
27
39
46
45
24
23
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM2.15m
7:52PM2.48m
8:41AM2.17m
8:48PM2.53m
9:33AM2.23m
9:38PM2.60m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.64m
2:27AM0.40m
2:29PM0.62m
3:20AM0.35m
3:20PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
21
23
23
21
19
19
24
27
27
24
22
Feels °C
19
17
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
22
24
24
23
20
20
22
23
23
20
20
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