Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
31
105
139
112
108
187
128
135
233
388
510
419
389
349
330
271
208
181
204
150
72
72
64
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM1.26m
10:01PM1.52m
10:35AM1.21m
10:40PM1.46m
11:20AM1.16m
11:23PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.20m
4:32AM0.10m
4:22PM0.26m
5:10AM0.16m
4:57PM0.31m
5:50AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:46
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
14
13
15
15
18
17
18
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
11
11
9
10
8
10
8
7
12
11
13
10
10
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
6
10
12
10
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.2
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
23
14
14
7
8
8
116
1
1
1
2
2
2
130
111
72
72
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
13
13
1
2
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
23
31
105
139
112
108
187
128
135
233
388
510
419
389
349
330
271
208
181
204
150
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
344
2324
348
180
2324
180
31
180
508
31
1703
1715
1391
1207
1342
1390
1376
1217
1217
455
31
3
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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