Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
161
140
147
144
112
87
89
85
67
98
67
66
64
46
27
15
14
19
21
60
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
0
NE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47PM1.45m
3:02AM1.15m
3:38PM1.44m
3:59AM1.12m
4:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.23m
9:20PM0.31m
9:20AM0.27m
10:16PM0.29m
10:11AM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
26
29
29
28
24
22
20
20
22
24
23
23
22
22
22
21
23
24
23
23
22
Feels °C
26
27
26
25
20
18
17
17
19
22
20
21
21
23
22
20
23
22
20
21
21
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