Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.63° N 70.62° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.4°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
SE
8
1.4
SSE
5
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
113
92
92
139
80
75
74
72
70
55
55
54
64
63
60
58
46
46
37
37
29
31
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:02PM2.75m
11:33AM2.52m
11:39PM2.81m
12:06PM2.62m
00:16AM2.84m
12:39PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.12m
5:24PM0.25m
5:53AM0.06m
6:01PM0.16m
6:26AM0.01m
6:39PM0.07m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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clear
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clear
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clear
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6:01
6:01
6:03
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7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
21
20
20
23
26
27
24
22
21
22
22
24
27
27
26
24
19
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
19
19
22
23
22
21
22
21
23
23
25
27
27
27
22
17
14
15
15
16
17
17
18
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