Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
9
2.4
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
766
461
780
805
915
935
775
690
664
700
691
839
595
717
844
857
678
527
439
260
302
254
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
25
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:02AM2.33m
8:14PM2.49m
8:47AM2.47m
9:03PM2.57m
9:28AM2.64m
9:48PM2.66m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.51m
2:29AM0.32m
2:49PM0.35m
3:12AM0.23m
3:36PM0.18m
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Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
12
14
12
11
9
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
4
8
3
3
-1
-1
-1
-1
3
4
3
3
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