Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
9.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
1
1
0
0
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
0.9
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
1
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
98
125
95
91
64
42
38
28
26
20
20
30
167
185
118
102
115
143
191
137
86
70
101
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
NE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
E
10
E
10
SE
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:40AM2.52m
8:11PM2.64m
8:37AM2.59m
9:00PM2.82m
9:32AM2.68m
9:49PM3.01m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.40m
1:51PM0.27m
2:24AM0.23m
2:42PM0.19m
3:18AM0.03m
3:31PM0.10m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<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>
7:53
7:54
7:55
4
3
2
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
10
11
12
13
13
12
9
9
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
3
2
3
6
6
6
7
9
8
4
4
7
6
5
6
8
8
7
7
6
5
6
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
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
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
71
98
125
95
91
64
42
38
27
26
19
19
20
10
10
10
10
10
3
3
10
9
70
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
71
74
4
5
4
12
29
28
7
6
20
20
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
18
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
8
4
4
14
2
1
1
28
20
4
1
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
1
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
5
7
2
9
9
1
4
4
6
30
167
185
118
102
115
143
191
137
86
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)
18
0
0
2
25
25
28
25
25
28
28
28
1274
1869
923
440
612
372
173
154
160
353
201
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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