Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
9.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
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)
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)
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
18
22
22
13
12
12
11
6
10
5
5
4
4
7
22
35
57
74
95
120
124
106
116
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM1.32m
1:44AM1.49m
2:31PM1.33m
2:46AM1.44m
3:33PM1.37m
3:49AM1.41m
Low Tide
7:26PM0.22m
8:30AM0.11m
8:42PM0.24m
9:34AM0.10m
9:50PM0.21m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:03
6:01
6:00
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7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
4
8
5
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
18
21
19
17
14
12
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
14
16
15
13
10
9
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
2
0
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
22
18
18
22
13
12
12
11
6
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
7
6
6
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
5
15
22
10
10
6
6
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
8
7
6
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
10
5
5
4
4
7
22
35
57
74
95
120
124
106
116
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
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
34
3
34
13
22
100
100
100
136
575
575
816
816
816
604
760
760
948
872
816
342
202
299
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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