Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
SE
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
54
61
40
32
31
43
23
23
25
22
29
19
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41AM2.17m
8:48PM2.53m
9:33AM2.23m
9:38PM2.60m
10:18AM2.32m
10:22PM2.68m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.62m
3:20AM0.35m
3:20PM0.55m
4:05AM0.27m
4:05PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
24
27
27
25
22
20
19
18
21
25
24
22
20
Feels °C
20
20
22
24
22
20
20
18
22
23
22
21
18
17
17
16
19
23
23
20
18
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