Long Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Long Beach. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so we’ll take it day by day.

We start off on Monday the 27th of July with a powerful pulse of SW groundswell, but don’t get too excited. The wind is howling out of the SE at 28 mph, making for messy, blown-out conditions. The combined wave energy is sitting at a thumping 4537, so there’s plenty of juice, but it’s not surfable for us. That big 8ft swell is a write-off. This stays rough through Tuesday.

Things start to calm down on Wednesday the 29th. We’ve still got a solid 6ft SW swell, but the real news is the wind. By Wednesday afternoon, it swings offshore from the S at a light 6 mph, and the forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s the first real window. The wave energy is moderate (1226) and the period is a nice 13 seconds, so those waves will have some shape. Thursday morning is still clean with a 5ft SW swell, but the energy drops a bit (937). Friday looks fun and clean for the smaller 4ft waves, perfect for a longboard.

Saturday the 1st of August is a special one. The morning gets a little messy with a cross-shore breeze, but the afternoon? Glassy. Dead calm, zero wind, and a friendly 4ft SW swell. That’s the kind of session that’s hard to beat. The energy is light (728) but the quality will be top-notch.

We get a bit of a flat spell after that. Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd of August are blown out again with strong onshore winds and big, messy swell. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

Now, looking way out, there’s a standout on the horizon. Friday the 7th of August is the one to circle. The guidance is calling for a very solid 13ft SW groundswell with a 15-second period, and the wind is light out of the SSE at 6 mph. The combined energy is a massive 6313, and the conditions are rated as excellent for experienced surfers. This is a proper, powerful swell. It’s a groundswell, so at a place like Long Beach, a sandbar setup, it might break a little straight on the sets, but the power and clean conditions will still make for some epic rides. Saturday the 8th of August is also a gem, with glassy conditions and an 12ft SW swell (4883 energy). Get on it if you can handle the size—these are for the experienced crew only.

After that, it fades out. The week of the 10th of August sees weaker, smaller swells and onshore winds, so it’s back to small, clean windows on Monday afternoon with a 4ft swell.

The best of the whole run is hands-down the window from Wednesday afternoon the 29th of July through Saturday the 1st of August, and then the big swell window on the 7th and 8th of August for the experts. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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