Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
1
SE
9
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
43
58
73
56
48
47
46
45
170
59
78
93
21
90
71
44
47
50
73
73
68
68
56
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
S
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
3:01AM2.68m
3:18PM2.92m
3:53AM2.57m
4:10PM2.89m
4:52AM2.46m
5:10PM2.85m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.11m
9:39PM-0.01m
9:51AM0.20m
10:37PM0.04m
10:48AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
5
2
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
22
23
19
18
18
17
18
23
24
22
23
20
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
14
16
15
15
17
19
23
25
19
19
19
18
19
23
24
22
23
17
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