Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.9° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the N by Fri afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
387
476
459
482
635
794
1038
1066
1201
1186
1375
1429
1484
1658
1756
2496
2541
2459
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:06PM1.43m
5:38AM1.30m
5:53PM1.50m
6:21AM1.41m
6:36PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.18m
11:41AM0.22m
00:12AM0.10m
12:27PM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:50
6:49
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
15
14
13
13
16
18
18
16
13
13
12
12
14
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
12
10
8
8
6
6
8
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
7
9
10
9
6
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