Long Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your stick. Rusty here with the long-range look for Long Beach. It's a sandbar set-up, pretty sheltered, and right now we’re looking at a bit of a slow start before things kick off proper. The water’s sitting at about 57°, which is a good notch colder than usual for the time of year – that anomaly of -3° means you're going to want a decent wetsuit.

Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th are write-offs. Onshore wind and messy, short-period junk. The combined energy is still decent (606 – 761 range), but it’s all noise. Just leave the board in the car.

Things snap into focus on Monday the 6th. That's the real start of the window. Monday morning is looking absolute glass – wind from the ENE at a measly 3 mph. The swell comes alive with a clean 8 ft from the WSW, a solid 11-second period that’ll push some real grunt into the sandbar. Combined energy is pumping at 1415. That’s a standout session. Monday afternoon holds, with a light offshore tickle from the SSW, keeping things tidy at 7 ft. This is the time to be out.

Tuesday the 7th keeps the stoke going. Another glassy morning with a 7 ft SW swell at 12 seconds (energy at 1529). The afternoon gets a cross-off breeze and a punchy 8 ft from the SW. This is high-quality, consistent stuff. Crowds will be a factor here – this spot does get "often" busy, and with conditions like this, expect company.

From Wednesday the 8th through to the end of the first week, the wind gets nasty. Strong SE winds from 19 to 25 mph turn the surf into a choppy, blown-out mess despite the size still sitting around 7–8 ft. That’s expert-only territory if you're brave enough, but honestly, the quality is gone.

The second week is more of a mixed bag. The swell drops off significantly. Saturday the 11th afternoon offers a glimmer – a clean 4 ft S swell with light cross-off wind, but it’s small. There's a real standout late in the run though. Tuesday the 14th morning is completely glassy, dead calm, with a clean 3 ft SW swell – combined energy at 564. It’s small but clean as a whistle. That’s your pick for the second week. After that, it's mostly small, ordinary surf with average wind until we hit Saturday the 18th. That afternoon shows a 6 ft SW swell with a better period (13 secs) and light cross-off wind – energy at 1044. It’s promising but we're nearly two weeks out, so keep an eye on it.

Overall, the best waves are locked in for Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th. Don't sleep on the glassy windows on the 14th either – small, but you'll have it to yourself.

Rusty out.

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