Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
11 AM
2 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
23
30
21
15
15
22
32
19
38
75
114
193
226
180
135
152
143
125
97
82
69
99
109
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:17PM1.86m
10:01AM1.50m
10:13PM1.79m
11:00AM1.49m
11:10PM1.69m
11:57AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:06PM-0.08m
4:00AM-0.20m
4:00PM-0.04m
4:50AM-0.16m
4:53PM0.02m
5:40AM-0.10m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
20
21
21
23
24
29
28
26
23
21
20
22
25
Feels °C
15
14
15
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
19
22
26
23
22
19
17
16
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
15
10
15
5
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
143
125
97
82
69
99
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
15
3
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
3
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
8
8
8
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
36
23
30
21
22
32
19
38
75
114
193
226
180
135
152
11
10
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
575
575
604
161
161
816
575
766
1260
1260
1247
826
824
2335
1390
1342
292
46
36
8
8
36
36
36
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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