Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
9.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.6
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
91
64
42
28
27
26
20
19
23
138
154
114
81
66
97
129
108
128
175
186
206
156
307
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
glassy
on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:11PM2.64m
8:37AM2.59m
9:00PM2.82m
9:32AM2.68m
9:49PM3.01m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.27m
2:24AM0.23m
2:42PM0.19m
3:18AM0.03m
3:31PM0.10m
4:10AM-0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
5
9
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
12
9
9
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
6
7
8
9
9
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
8
7
7
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
95
91
64
42
28
27
26
19
19
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
128
175
186
206
156
307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
11
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
3
1
24
29
28
7
6
3
10
1
4
3
3
3
3
10
2
9
113
123
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
13
2
1
1
27
20
20
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.6
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
9
9
8
1
8
3
23
138
154
114
81
66
97
129
108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
25
25
490
25
25
28
35
1168
1274
1026
923
425
440
622
173
254
158
303
201
173
61
61
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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