Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
39
27
26
25
24
24
18
11
11
11
11
11
11
19
11
18
28
11
11
7
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SW
30
N
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
2:27AM1.12m
2:58PM1.38m
3:25AM1.09m
3:55PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
8:36AM0.37m
9:41PM0.35m
9:37AM0.37m
10:35PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
13
5
2
9
2
1
Temp °C
26
24
24
26
27
26
19
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
23
25
27
27
28
16
19
20
20
19
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
20
23
24
27
25
24
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