Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2187
1645
1374
1408
1216
1271
1282
1252
1074
974
822
689
587
331
253
196
177
185
155
225
190
Wind (km/h)
55
NE
50
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:02PM2.92m
00:26AM2.85m
12:39PM3.01m
1:09AM2.82m
1:21PM3.06m
Low Tide
6:12PM-0.12m
6:26AM-0.02m
6:54PM-0.19m
7:07AM-0.01m
7:40PM-0.21m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:35
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6:35
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6:30
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6:29
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6:28
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 mm
4
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1
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
9
4
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2
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
4
6
7
6
5
5
7
6
7
10
11
11
9
7
8
9
9
11
13
14
13
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