Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
0.6
SW
4
1
SSE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
8
39
16
5
4
10
9
25
104
201
156
8
0
3
3
2
33
24
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NNW
20
N
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:49AM2.42m
2:50PM2.66m
3:34AM2.31m
3:36PM2.56m
4:24AM2.22m
4:27PM2.48m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.45m
9:17PM0.22m
9:21AM0.55m
10:05PM0.33m
10:10AM0.63m
10:59PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:56
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6:00
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5:59
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5:57
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1
7
3
1
1
4
1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
16
17
18
15
14
8
6
7
9
7
5
4
Feels °C
5
4
6
7
8
7
7
6
4
4
5
11
14
16
11
8
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
-4
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