Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
64
60
47
37
31
29
29
29
51
28
27
35
35
51
58
47
62
71
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:52PM2.48m
8:41AM2.17m
8:48PM2.53m
9:33AM2.23m
9:38PM2.60m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.40m
2:29PM0.62m
3:20AM0.35m
3:20PM0.55m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
24
27
27
25
21
Feels °C
15
17
20
21
20
19
21
21
22
24
23
22
21
18
21
23
22
21
18
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