Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
39
45
36
32
50
46
37
35
34
39
38
35
28
39
38
38
37
36
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:02PM2.62m
5:41AM2.30m
5:56PM2.54m
6:41AM2.19m
6:53PM2.49m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.30m
11:35AM0.52m
00:27AM0.39m
12:32PM0.61m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
25
23
21
21
23
24
24
22
22
21
20
18
20
21
21
22
21
Feels °C
27
26
24
22
20
21
24
22
23
19
20
18
17
14
17
17
17
19
19
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