Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (14 May)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2
E
7
1.7
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
61
57
58
118
154
222
372
395
388
421
999
618
816
653
509
441
367
271
227
177
143
111
78
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:32AM2.68m
9:49PM3.01m
10:25AM2.76m
10:37PM3.17m
11:17AM2.83m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.03m
3:31PM0.10m
4:10AM-0.16m
4:21PM0.03m
5:01AM-0.33m
5:10PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
4
17
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
17
21
23
21
16
9
7
8
7
5
5
4
5
6
4
5
4
3
5
6
8
7
7
7
14
17
19
16
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.2
SE
11
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
421
344
618
816
653
509
441
367
271
227
177
143
111
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
177
125
100
41
41
53
31
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
2.3
ESE
10
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
N
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
66
61
57
58
118
154
222
372
395
388
131
999
28
15
1
2
1
3
7
47
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
380
350
313
282
173
154
154
56
42
42
61
2
2
2
0
0
5
22
22
5
25
25
25
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
5
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