Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (21 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
18
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
8
6
33
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
NNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:57PM2.69m
4:08AM2.97m
5:00PM2.65m
5:14AM2.82m
6:04PM2.65m
6:21AM2.69m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.20m
10:36AM-0.09m
10:57PM0.27m
11:38AM0.02m
00:05AM0.30m
12:40PM0.12m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
3
Temp °C
14
16
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
8
11
13
10
3
3
3
5
5
5
6
8
9
10
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
6
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
3
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
12
5
12
13
13
13
14
8
4
15
15
1
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
8
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
12
12
1
1
7
3
3
14
15
1
1
15
1
3
4
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
4
1
1
4
4
7
7
3
7
7
7
1
4
4
3
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
4
18
21
15
1
1
1
1
12
33
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
Distance (km)
303
269
212
322
620
855
847
912
912
926
912
826
794
783
766
1252
1252
766
766
766
549
549
444
439
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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