Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
E
9
0.6
S
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
2
3
7
2
13
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
1
10
9
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
ESE
20
SE
15
W
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:07AM2.50m
5:29PM2.85m
6:09AM2.42m
6:29PM2.87m
7:17AM2.39m
7:35PM2.91m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.23m
11:55PM0.12m
12:06PM0.28m
1:02AM0.09m
1:11PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:53
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
27
29
30
30
28
26
26
26
28
29
29
26
27
25
23
23
26
29
28
27
24
Feels °C
23
24
24
29
31
32
32
30
28
28
27
31
29
29
27
28
27
25
24
27
30
29
30
26
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