Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (26 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (26 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
9
4.5
ENE
9
4.5
ENE
9
4.5
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3245
3031
2992
3175
3065
3183
3278
3139
2770
2398
2120
1983
1788
1537
1520
1306
1147
954
865
707
618
Wind (km/h)
55
NNE
60
NE
55
NE
60
NE
65
NE
60
NE
65
ENE
65
ENE
60
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:26AM2.80m
11:46PM2.83m
12:02PM2.92m
00:26AM2.85m
12:39PM3.01m
Low Tide
5:32PM-0.01m
5:48AM-0.00m
6:12PM-0.12m
6:26AM-0.02m
6:54PM-0.19m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:33
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6:35
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6:32
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6:30
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6:29
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 mm
2
2
6
9
6
8
8
6
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
6
6
7
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