Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.8
SSE
4
1.4
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
8
0.2
N
3
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
8
8
7
19
97
152
143
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
9
1
9
9
3
6
8
30
53
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:35AM3.07m
3:13PM2.87m
3:29AM2.90m
4:04PM2.83m
4:24AM2.72m
4:55PM2.76m
Low Tide
8:52AM-0.21m
9:14PM0.03m
9:43AM-0.07m
10:11PM0.11m
10:33AM0.10m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
23
20
20
25
27
20
20
21
21
21
18
21
24
25
24
21
19
19
19
23
23
24
23
20
Feels °C
21
18
17
22
23
15
15
17
19
20
12
16
19
21
20
17
15
15
15
21
18
18
17
16
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