Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.7
ESE
9
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
42
87
115
167
176
151
417
756
863
838
671
603
480
408
283
232
188
143
113
84
62
62
38
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM2.68m
9:49PM3.01m
10:25AM2.76m
10:37PM3.17m
11:17AM2.83m
11:26PM3.29m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.10m
4:10AM-0.16m
4:21PM0.03m
5:01AM-0.33m
5:10PM-0.03m
5:52AM-0.43m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
2
2
9
5
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
16
20
23
21
16
15
16
18
6
8
7
7
10
7
7
6
6
4
5
6
8
7
7
8
13
16
19
16
10
10
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.7
ESE
9
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
167
176
151
417
756
863
838
671
603
480
408
283
232
188
143
113
84
62
25
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
1
3
2
8
8
73
148
135
100
31
63
55
45
28
18
18
62
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
10
27
5
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
55
42
87
115
1
1
1
3
6
53
83
52
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
173
160
154
33
0
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
5
22
5
25
22
25
56
28
28
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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