Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1
E
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
146
177
117
146
120
123
123
120
119
92
91
69
68
68
50
49
50
35
36
36
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:21PM3.06m
1:55AM2.76m
2:06PM3.06m
2:45AM2.66m
2:57PM3.01m
Low Tide
7:40PM-0.21m
7:51AM0.05m
8:29PM-0.18m
8:40AM0.13m
9:24PM-0.10m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
20
23
25
21
20
Feels °C
11
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
16
17
15
15
17
19
22
23
19
18
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