Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
3.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
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)
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
110
77
71
71
60
58
67
65
62
48
38
37
45
23
15
28
54
43
41
39
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
N
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:21AM2.28m
7:37PM2.58m
8:21AM2.23m
8:31PM2.58m
9:17AM2.23m
9:23PM2.61m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.32m
1:15PM0.52m
2:08AM0.34m
2:11PM0.57m
3:04AM0.32m
3:04PM0.57m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
17
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
21
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
12
13
17
16
16
17
16
16
18
17
19
20
18
17
18
18
19
18
17
18
18
16
17
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