Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.7°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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
20
50
52
52
45
36
30
29
30
51
49
28
27
35
68
84
54
26
79
23
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM2.48m
8:41AM2.17m
8:48PM2.53m
9:33AM2.23m
9:38PM2.60m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.64m
2:27AM0.40m
2:29PM0.62m
3:20AM0.35m
3:20PM0.55m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
21
23
24
22
22
20
20
24
26
27
24
22
Feels °C
18
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
18
21
24
25
23
23
21
19
22
22
23
19
19
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