Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.6°C
2.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
SE
12
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
10
49
7
7
6
25
42
36
28
22
33
35
31
30
26
24
30
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:55PM1.38m
4:26AM1.11m
4:51PM1.42m
5:23AM1.17m
5:44PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.37m
10:35PM0.31m
10:32AM0.33m
11:23PM0.25m
11:22AM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
27
27
27
26
24
22
21
22
25
26
24
23
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
27
26
27
25
24
24
22
19
17
18
23
21
19
20
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