Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.3° 

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 (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 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
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
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
1.1
E
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
37
35
34
40
38
28
28
39
39
38
37
36
36
35
35
51
71
77
64
37
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
W
30
NW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM2.54m
6:41AM2.19m
6:53PM2.49m
7:43AM2.15m
7:52PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.52m
00:27AM0.39m
12:32PM0.61m
1:28AM0.42m
1:32PM0.64m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:34
 mm
1
2
3
4
Temp °C
25
25
24
22
18
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
Feels °C
26
23
22
21
13
18
18
16
15
16
17
18
19
19
16
15
17
16
16
19
21
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