Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
2.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
4
1.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
60
73
88
86
77
79
70
68
66
66
64
64
64
59
59
62
72
56
79
39
56
25
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:08AM2.26m
10:10PM2.65m
10:52AM2.31m
10:53PM2.71m
11:32AM2.37m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.27m
3:52PM0.54m
4:39AM0.22m
4:36PM0.49m
5:19AM0.17m
5:16PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
18
19
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