Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
455
634
769
784
809
659
421
354
281
221
162
140
117
114
82
80
62
62
62
59
48
39
37
Wind (km/h)
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:22AM1.43m
3:08PM1.45m
3:19AM1.36m
4:03PM1.49m
4:15AM1.31m
4:55PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.09m
9:27PM0.24m
9:53AM0.09m
10:25PM0.21m
10:40AM0.10m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
16
19
21
20
20
18
17
18
19
20
20
21
1
0
1
3
4
6
8
11
11
14
16
14
15
20
21
21
22
18
17
19
19
19
18
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
659
523
421
354
281
221
162
140
117
114
82
80
62
62
62
59
48
39
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
12
12
18
18
29
43
45
45
33
33
31
22
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
352
455
634
769
784
809
659
21
32
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
180
437
437
212
212
107
107
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
31
31
0
0
0
40
159
107
107
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
9
9
9
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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