Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
21.9°C
2.5° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
2
2
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2
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3
!
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2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
472
562
726
919
1066
1111
1186
1402
2126
1570
2351
2406
2318
1725
2184
2374
1069
1119
1207
1259
1125
1096
1119
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:38AM1.30m
5:53PM1.50m
6:21AM1.41m
6:36PM1.56m
7:00AM1.52m
7:15PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.22m
00:12AM0.10m
12:27PM0.14m
00:52AM0.03m
1:13PM0.07m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
6:46
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
16
18
18
16
14
13
12
12
13
18
19
17
14
13
13
13
17
20
22
20
18
Feels °C
7
6
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
11
12
10
7
6
5
4
8
12
14
14
12
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