Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.8
S
4
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
23
25
27
28
41
21
21
21
29
28
28
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
15
SE
25
SSE
20
S
5
W
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:06AM3.24m
2:56PM2.75m
3:05AM3.12m
3:57PM2.69m
4:08AM2.97m
5:00PM2.65m
Low Tide
8:35AM-0.34m
8:47PM0.11m
9:34AM-0.22m
9:50PM0.20m
10:36AM-0.09m
10:57PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
22
22
23
28
29
28
25
21
17
14
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
13
14
16
15
14
21
21
21
26
27
25
22
18
13
10
8
6
6
4
6
10
6
8
8
10
8
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
83
11
25
11
28
41
21
21
21
29
28
28
12
5
12
6
2
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
23
5
27
10
6
6
7
6
4
4
4
12
12
2
13
13
1
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
S
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
4
4
14
3
3
5
5
4
4
5
12
24
1
3
4
1
4
17
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
38
373
376
70
70
151
70
130
139
154
158
158
316
498
316
316
223
932
932
876
859
847
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
4
1
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
5
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