Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
SE
8
1.4
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
92
92
139
86
75
58
72
70
55
55
54
53
63
61
50
49
48
46
36
28
30
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
10
W
10
W
15
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33AM2.52m
11:39PM2.81m
12:06PM2.62m
00:16AM2.84m
12:39PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.12m
5:24PM0.25m
5:53AM0.06m
6:01PM0.16m
6:26AM0.01m
6:39PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
23
25
27
24
22
22
22
21
24
26
26
26
24
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
21
21
22
21
22
23
23
22
26
25
27
27
23
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
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