Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
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
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
73
64
45
29
28
38
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
6
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
2:42PM2.81m
2:53AM3.12m
3:39PM2.80m
3:52AM2.97m
4:36PM2.77m
4:52AM2.79m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.05m
9:17AM-0.24m
9:35PM0.12m
10:13AM-0.11m
10:37PM0.18m
11:09AM0.03m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
18
18
20
22
23
21
19
18
17
17
18
18
20
18
16
15
15
16
21
22
Feels °C
15
18
18
15
12
13
15
18
17
16
14
13
11
10
11
11
14
13
12
12
12
13
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
1.9
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
359
209
109
73
64
45
29
28
38
30
30
19
15
7
7
7
6
6
6
9
9
8
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
4
7
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
4
6
6
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
8
8
1
4
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
497
360
7
10
10
11
8
7
16
14
14
14
15
18
12
8
7
6
4
1
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3537
42
56
33
97
28
28
33
376
28
130
133
144
1026
659
154
154
130
143
158
130
154
154
490
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
2
3
4
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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