Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.4°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.4
SE
5
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
25
25
29
20
19
29
29
29
22
52
74
69
130
124
116
92
92
92
164
86
75
74
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:18AM2.32m
10:22PM2.68m
10:57AM2.42m
11:02PM2.75m
11:33AM2.52m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.27m
4:05PM0.45m
4:45AM0.19m
4:46PM0.35m
5:20AM0.12m
5:24PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
18
21
24
25
24
22
20
18
17
20
21
22
23
22
21
21
21
24
26
27
24
22
Feels °C
19
16
20
22
23
21
19
17
16
16
21
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
22
23
23
22
22
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