Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (13 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
42
38
27
26
20
19
27
117
173
118
81
59
87
136
143
170
215
248
251
219
405
800
880
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:11PM2.64m
8:37AM2.59m
9:00PM2.82m
9:32AM2.68m
9:49PM3.01m
10:25AM2.76m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.23m
2:42PM0.19m
3:18AM0.03m
3:31PM0.10m
4:10AM-0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
3
8
11
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
10
9
11
14
16
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
8
8
7
5
7
8
8
7
7
8
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
5
5
4
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
64
42
38
27
26
19
19
10
10
10
10
10
10
3
3
10
215
248
251
219
405
800
880
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
24
29
9
11
6
20
10
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
150
111
73
315
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
2
1
28
27
20
4
1
4
3
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
2
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
Energy kJ
2
10
11
3
1
27
117
173
118
81
59
87
136
143
170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
25
25
35
28
28
1274
1274
1274
923
440
570
399
424
380
154
42
56
56
42
61
61
61
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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