Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
2.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.2
SE
4
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
88
93
91
91
81
81
79
79
77
77
70
33
57
51
37
39
84
53
61
26
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:08AM2.26m
10:10PM2.65m
10:52AM2.31m
10:53PM2.71m
11:32AM2.37m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.54m
4:39AM0.22m
4:36PM0.49m
5:19AM0.17m
5:16PM0.43m
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>
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
18
19
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