Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
27
22
22
22
21
21
37
21
48
39
28
27
18
8
30
18
21
18
11
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
10
ESE
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
20
W
25
WNW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
20
SE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:23PM2.96m
1:48AM2.82m
2:03PM2.89m
2:33AM2.67m
2:45PM2.80m
Low Tide
7:34PM-0.12m
7:49AM0.05m
8:18PM-0.03m
8:31AM0.20m
9:04PM0.09m
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:53
6:52
 mm
2
12
9
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
18
19
21
22
18
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
18
17
20
20
20
20
19
15
13
15
17
12
12
10
9
8
10
11
11
11
10
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