Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
59
59
59
46
39
34
34
24
33
59
31
15
8
13
13
15
24
18
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
0
ENE
10
ESE
10
N
15
N
20
N
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:15AM1.31m
4:55PM1.53m
5:10AM1.29m
5:43PM1.58m
6:01AM1.29m
6:27PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.10m
11:16PM0.17m
11:23AM0.11m
00:03AM0.13m
12:05PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
19
18
20
22
22
20
19
20
20
19
19
21
23
23
21
20
19
19
21
20
18
18
17
21
18
17
19
19
19
18
17
19
19
19
19
21
23
22
20
20
17
16
20
18
16
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
76
59
59
59
46
39
28
34
24
33
33
12
15
7
5
6
15
24
18
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
22
22
22
23
23
23
28
21
14
13
12
12
8
7
9
4
14
13
7
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
13
13
14
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
34
3
4
5
59
31
3
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
180
258
91
91
36
40
36
8
40
90
40
3
3
3
3
3
83
3
34
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
5
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