Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.5
SSE
3
1.1
S
4
1.2
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
4
5
1
3
1
6
6
43
65
24
12
10
11
32
59
74
156
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
5
WNW
15
SE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:04PM2.83m
4:24AM2.72m
4:55PM2.76m
5:21AM2.54m
5:48PM2.69m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.11m
10:33AM0.10m
11:09PM0.20m
11:25AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
 mm
2
6
Temp °C
24
23
20
19
18
18
22
23
22
23
20
19
18
19
21
23
21
19
20
Feels °C
21
19
16
15
14
14
21
19
17
17
15
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
19
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