Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
15
18
18
19
25
13
111
72
46
23
23
23
23
15
16
23
22
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
ENE
5
SSW
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:10PM2.48m
6:00AM2.16m
6:08PM2.43m
7:01AM2.13m
7:09PM2.43m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.60m
11:42PM0.42m
11:48AM0.67m
00:44AM0.47m
12:50PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:44
 mm
2
3
3
Temp °C
22
21
23
21
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
22
20
23
15
12
9
6
6
7
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
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