Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
10
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
75
71
69
78
84
98
125
116
91
64
47
38
27
27
20
27
20
91
143
119
111
107
122
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:21PM2.47m
7:40AM2.52m
8:11PM2.64m
8:37AM2.59m
9:00PM2.82m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.33m
1:27AM0.40m
1:51PM0.27m
2:24AM0.23m
2:42PM0.19m
3:18AM0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
10
8
8
11
11
12
12
13
12
10
10
13
13
14
12
12
13
12
12
7
9
8
9
8
5
2
2
7
6
6
6
9
8
7
6
9
6
6
5
6
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
86
75
71
69
78
84
98
125
116
91
64
47
38
27
26
19
27
19
20
10
10
10
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
49
60
44
44
57
71
74
4
5
4
24
23
28
4
27
20
20
20
10
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
3
4
8
38
8
4
4
13
1
1
27
3
4
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
N
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
5
5
7
3
6
2
2
3
9
91
143
119
111
107
122
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
28
25
0
18
18
18
2
25
25
28
25
35
28
28
28
1758
857
923
446
598
376
372
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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