Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
21
40
21
27
40
62
42
35
35
27
18
18
11
11
6
6
4
4
10
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:40AM1.63m
10:01PM1.33m
10:21AM1.55m
10:47PM1.24m
11:05AM1.46m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.06m
4:03AM0.15m
4:43PM0.13m
4:38AM0.23m
5:25PM0.22m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
19
22
21
21
20
19
22
25
26
23
19
16
14
12
13
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
20
23
23
21
15
12
10
6
7
12
11
10
10
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