Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
47
46
47
141
52
38
38
38
107
86
57
55
55
33
32
38
29
56
34
29
29
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:34AM1.41m
7:46PM1.62m
8:10AM1.47m
8:22PM1.62m
8:45AM1.52m
8:58PM1.59m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.04m
1:39PM0.12m
2:10AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.08m
2:47AM-0.03m
3:04PM0.06m
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
27
28
27
25
23
21
20
22
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
23
24
24
22
23
23
23
25
26
25
26
27
28
29
29
24
20
17
16
20
23
22
22
21
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