Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
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)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
17
25
7
7
11
11
11
11
24
6
15
14
10
10
10
10
10
13
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:14PM2.81m
1:32AM2.82m
1:51PM2.88m
2:14AM2.76m
2:32PM2.91m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.01m
7:37AM-0.00m
8:01PM-0.03m
8:17AM0.04m
8:48PM-0.04m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:16
 mm
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
24
28
28
24
22
20
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
25
25
21
20
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
20
17
17
17
17
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