Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
1.6
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
197
156
90
66
133
333
140
167
161
128
128
126
95
47
47
47
48
50
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11PM1.41m
5:41AM1.47m
5:59PM1.47m
6:23AM1.59m
6:44PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.07m
11:58AM0.11m
00:11AM-0.00m
12:46PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
14
12
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
10
9
10
12
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
7
6
4
4
6
9
10
10
9
8
6
5
7
9
10
9
9
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