Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
828
766
512
755
876
915
773
825
690
675
650
623
613
547
392
437
475
719
608
393
270
121
104
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:02AM2.33m
8:14PM2.49m
8:47AM2.47m
9:03PM2.57m
9:28AM2.64m
9:48PM2.66m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.39m
2:00PM0.51m
2:29AM0.32m
2:49PM0.35m
3:12AM0.23m
3:36PM0.18m
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Temp °C
11
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
11
9
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
3
1
-1
-1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
5
8
5
2
-1
-1
-1
0
3
4
4
4
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