Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
3
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
55
55
55
80
93
75
62
49
49
46
43
42
41
39
17
22
17
11
11
24
12
18
11
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
15
SSE
10
W
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:39PM2.81m
12:06PM2.62m
00:16AM2.84m
12:39PM2.72m
00:53AM2.84m
1:14PM2.81m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.06m
6:01PM0.16m
6:26AM0.01m
6:39PM0.07m
7:00AM-0.01m
7:19PM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:20
 mm
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
21
23
25
26
27
22
18
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
19
20
20
24
27
28
26
23
Feels °C
23
24
23
25
25
27
28
19
15
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
21
23
25
23
21
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