Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
4
1.8
SSE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
11
17
12
10
9
35
200
8
8
8
8
8
7
49
28
27
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:55AM3.25m
2:42PM2.81m
2:53AM3.12m
3:39PM2.80m
3:52AM2.97m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.00m
8:22AM-0.35m
8:35PM0.05m
9:17AM-0.24m
9:35PM0.12m
10:13AM-0.11m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
16
17
19
19
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
22
23
22
19
18
17
17
20
22
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
13
13
14
13
17
19
18
14
12
12
15
18
19
17
13
12
10
10
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
1
209
134
96
60
49
28
27
22
25
38
28
14
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
5
5
4
2
2
4
8
8
8
8
1
1
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
4
4
3
4
8
8
8
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
4
1.8
SSE
6
2.4
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
11
17
12
10
9
35
200
509
277
6
16
16
12
9
6
10
17
15
18
13
12
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
914
914
923
923
498
1591
828
3502
659
25
25
25
25
150
33
376
70
70
97
144
144
151
424
400
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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