Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
3
3
3
4
7
7
17
12
27
88
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSE
45
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:31PM1.71m
10:06AM1.64m
10:18PM1.61m
10:55AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:26PM-0.07m
3:57AM-0.16m
4:13PM-0.02m
4:37AM-0.09m
4:59PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
23
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
21
23
Feels °C
24
24
26
26
23
20
23
24
22
23
24
25
25
25
23
21
19
17
18
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