Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.3
ESE
11
1
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
35
35
21
61
82
76
54
40
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
27
61
66
56
49
25
77
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
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
1:28AM0.42m
1:32PM0.64m
2:27AM0.40m
2:29PM0.62m
3:20AM0.35m
3:20PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<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
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
22
24
22
21
20
19
23
26
27
24
21
Feels °C
19
19
17
16
17
16
17
18
17
19
20
20
20
23
25
22
22
21
18
19
21
22
19
17
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