Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
12
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
152
125
78
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
3
6
10
0
6
6
22
51
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
W
35
NW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:13PM2.87m
3:29AM2.90m
4:04PM2.83m
4:24AM2.72m
4:55PM2.76m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.03m
9:43AM-0.07m
10:11PM0.11m
10:33AM0.10m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
2
2
3
5
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
21
18
21
23
25
24
20
19
18
18
23
24
23
23
21
Feels °C
15
15
18
20
19
12
16
19
22
20
16
14
13
14
21
20
17
16
15
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