Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.6°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
33
52
49
32
36
48
23
36
24
22
29
22
18
29
29
29
23
41
38
117
84
127
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:33AM2.23m
9:38PM2.60m
10:18AM2.32m
10:22PM2.68m
10:57AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.35m
3:20PM0.55m
4:05AM0.27m
4:05PM0.45m
4:45AM0.19m
4:46PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
24
27
27
25
22
20
18
18
21
24
24
23
20
19
17
17
20
21
22
23
23
Feels °C
20
18
18
21
23
23
22
19
18
15
15
19
22
22
21
17
16
15
15
20
19
19
20
21
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