Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C
1.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
12
3
3
12
12
43
52
41
35
32
28
28
17
17
24
8
19
15
11
95
125
101
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
SE
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:13AM2.96m
2:39PM2.90m
3:02AM2.80m
3:25PM2.83m
3:52AM2.61m
4:12PM2.73m
Low Tide
8:22AM-0.11m
8:47PM-0.02m
9:07AM0.05m
9:38PM0.08m
9:53AM0.22m
10:31PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
18
17
18
18
19
17
17
18
19
18
19
18
20
20
21
22
21
19
19
18
17
18
19
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