Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
SSE
3
1
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
19
85
113
105
89
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
6
6
38
53
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:35AM3.07m
3:13PM2.87m
3:29AM2.90m
4:04PM2.83m
4:24AM2.72m
4:55PM2.76m
Low Tide
8:52AM-0.21m
9:14PM0.03m
9:43AM-0.07m
10:11PM0.11m
10:33AM0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
2
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
21
20
25
27
20
21
20
21
21
18
21
23
25
24
21
19
18
19
23
24
24
24
21
Feels °C
19
17
22
22
16
17
17
18
18
12
16
19
23
20
18
15
14
15
21
19
18
18
17
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