Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.0°C
1.8° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
S
6
0.6
E
6
0.1
SE
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
10
11
3
23
3
27
33
25
23
15
8
19
10
9
18
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
E
10
SE
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:38PM1.55m
3:23AM1.26m
3:48PM1.57m
4:33AM1.32m
4:56PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.20m
9:36AM0.20m
10:42PM0.12m
10:42AM0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
23
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
19
19
23
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
23
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
21
19
16
15
19
22
24
23
23
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