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Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.8°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 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
49
47
38
28
28
20
20
19
27
19
24
11
9
9
74
93
106
97
94
80
132
93
103
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27PM1.69m
12:16PM1.42m
00:27AM1.60m
1:15PM1.42m
1:26AM1.51m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.05m
6:01AM-0.05m
6:05PM0.14m
7:00AM0.02m
7:11PM0.21m
8:02AM0.07m
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
5:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:31
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
8:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:08
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:09
—
—
—
—
—
8:10
 mm
—
4
3
—
—
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
28
23
20
18
17
15
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
27
23
18
16
14
10
7
9
11
12
12
11
9
7
8
7
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
50
49
47
38
28
28
20
20
13
13
19
24
11
3
9
4
4
4
7
7
80
85
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
—
—
—
—
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
—
—
Energy kJ
23
26
29
28
28
20
20
19
19
27
7
8
7
9
7
7
—
—
—
—
7
7
—
—
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
8
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
18
11
4
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
—
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
—
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
—
0.8
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
—
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
95
—
1
1
—
1
2
4
9
11
—
41
26
46
47
74
93
106
97
94
—
132
93
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Sands
New Jersey
Lido Beach
Long Island NY
Jones Beach State Park
Long Island NY
Lincoln (Long Beach)
Long Island NY
Lincoln (Long Beach)
Long Island NY
Long Beach
Long Island NY
Coastguards
Long Island NY
Misquamicut State Beach
Rhode Island
Lido West
Long Island NY
Moose
Nova Scotia
Coastguards
Long Island NY
Lincoln (Long Beach)
Long Island NY
Nags Head Pier
Carolina North
Boilers (Ranger Station)
Carolina North
Outer Banks Pier
Carolina North
Jennette's Pier
Carolina North
Outer Banks Pier
Carolina North
S-Turns
Carolina North
S-Turns
Carolina North
S-Turns
Carolina North
Georgica Pond
Long Island NY
Jennette's Pier
Carolina North
Avon Pier
Carolina North
Avon Pier
Carolina North
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
4
8
0
0
0
28
177
3
948
28
0
541
559
549
544
549
575
575
575
126
544
604
604
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
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Georgica Pond
Georgica Pond
Georgica Pond
Democrat Point Robert Moses
Coastguards
Coastguards
Democrat Point Robert Moses
Georgica Pond
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Super Tubes
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Trestles (Uppers)
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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