Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
12
0.6
SSE
3
1.1
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
3
1
6
8
45
41
22
11
7
7
31
56
77
151
167
152
149
0
1
36
40
1
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
4:24AM2.72m
4:55PM2.76m
5:21AM2.54m
5:48PM2.69m
6:20AM2.39m
6:42PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.10m
11:09PM0.20m
11:25AM0.27m
00:08AM0.27m
12:19PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:13
 mm
2
6
7
1
3
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
22
23
23
23
20
19
18
19
21
22
21
19
20
21
20
21
24
25
25
24
22
Feels °C
15
14
14
21
19
17
17
15
16
16
18
19
17
17
16
18
20
19
20
23
24
23
24
21
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