Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.2° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Thu night, gales from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
4
E
11
4.5
E
11
4.5
E
11
4.5
E
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
10
4.5
ENE
10
4.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
690
736
896
1103
1253
1176
1238
1324
1565
2018
2128
2083
2720
2673
2966
3865
4428
4786
4656
4486
4264
3964
3788
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
60
NE
60
NE
60
NNE
65
NNE
65
NNE
65
NNE
65
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM2.52m
10:27PM2.72m
10:51AM2.66m
11:06PM2.79m
11:26AM2.80m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.21m
4:12PM0.27m
4:37AM0.12m
4:52PM0.12m
5:13AM0.05m
5:32PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:35
6:32
 mm
1
6
5
9
7
4
4
6
7
11
7
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
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