Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
21.2° C
1.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
8
12
12
3
12
12
71
68
52
42
42
31
38
36
33
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
15
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM2.96m
2:39PM2.90m
3:02AM2.80m
3:25PM2.83m
Low Tide
7:57PM-0.09m
8:22AM-0.11m
8:47PM-0.02m
9:07AM0.05m
9:38PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:40
 mm
1
3
4
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
23
23
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
20
18
18
17
18
17
18
19
21
22
22
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