Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
39
38
29
36
35
40
45
45
31
50
46
37
36
36
29
47
47
28
39
39
38
37
36
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:45AM2.44m
5:02PM2.62m
5:41AM2.30m
5:56PM2.54m
6:41AM2.19m
6:53PM2.49m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.38m
11:27PM0.30m
11:35AM0.52m
00:27AM0.39m
12:32PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
 mm
3
Temp °C
21
20
20
22
25
27
28
25
24
23
22
24
24
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
23
26
26
24
23
22
22
24
23
21
21
19
19
17
16
17
18
17
18
20
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