Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (23 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
93
73
179
332
516
666
825
904
820
749
643
475
354
275
197
184
154
140
114
93
80
62
59
Wind (km/h)
15
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:12PM1.43m
2:22AM1.43m
3:08PM1.45m
3:19AM1.36m
4:03PM1.49m
4:15AM1.31m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.07m
8:21PM0.25m
9:01AM0.09m
9:27PM0.24m
9:53AM0.09m
10:25PM0.21m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
2
2
4
3
2
3
5
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
14
17
19
19
18
17
17
9
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
5
5
6
8
8
9
11
11
13
16
19
19
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
67
7
475
354
275
197
184
154
140
114
93
80
62
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
7
12
14
21
22
32
34
34
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
93
73
179
332
516
666
825
904
820
749
643
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
437
437
202
192
437
437
437
214
212
212
455
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
31
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
9
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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