Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
25
24
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
3
8
25
8
21
45
114
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:08AM2.97m
5:00PM2.65m
5:14AM2.82m
6:04PM2.65m
6:21AM2.69m
7:05PM2.66m
Low Tide
10:36AM-0.09m
10:57PM0.27m
11:38AM0.02m
00:05AM0.30m
12:40PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
4
4
3
5
4
5
5
7
9
10
9
8
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
3
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
13
13
13
14
14
7
4
15
2
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
5
8
3
8
3
16
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
1
4
3
3
3
15
15
1
15
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
4
4
7
1
1
7
7
7
2
4
1
4
6
3
3
6
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.1
S
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
S
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
14
24
25
24
13
1
1
2
1
1
25
8
21
45
114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
212
620
620
855
912
912
926
859
847
826
826
783
766
892
766
851
766
766
601
545
463
439
413
316
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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