Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
16
17
19
19
29
29
28
27
26
25
24
26
27
26
27
16
18
18
19
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
N
5
W
0
SSW
10
E
15
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
N
5
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:28PM2.68m
4:08AM2.36m
4:16PM2.57m
5:02AM2.24m
5:10PM2.48m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.35m
9:52PM0.21m
10:00AM0.49m
10:45PM0.34m
10:51AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:49
6:46
 mm
2
4
1
Temp °C
17
22
24
23
22
21
19
18
18
21
22
20
18
18
18
19
20
23
23
21
17
Feels °C
14
19
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
22
19
19
19
19
19
22
21
16
12
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