Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
2.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
8
28
16
10
10
10
10
16
14
14
14
43
58
57
56
48
47
46
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14AM2.76m
2:32PM2.91m
3:01AM2.68m
3:18PM2.92m
Low Tide
8:01PM-0.03m
8:17AM0.04m
8:48PM-0.04m
9:02AM0.11m
9:39PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:16
7:15
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
19
21
19
17
13
13
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
16
17
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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