Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
21.4° C
1.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
19
21
12
4
9
9
9
9
9
9
14
14
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
0
S
20
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:29AM2.77m
11:41PM3.20m
12:19PM2.87m
00:33AM3.18m
1:07PM2.93m
Low Tide
5:12AM-0.27m
5:22PM-0.04m
6:03AM-0.32m
6:16PM-0.11m
6:51AM-0.30m
7:07PM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
24
24
24
24
23
23
21
19
22
24
26
25
22
20
19
19
22
24
25
23
20
Feels °C
23
21
25
21
23
22
23
22
18
17
21
22
26
22
20
16
15
14
16
19
19
17
15
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