Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
8
3
22
38
66
187
153
41
47
62
84
283
480
717
892
1119
1174
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:22AM1.09m
1:37PM1.31m
2:16AM1.10m
2:31PM1.30m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.34m
6:59AM0.44m
8:13PM0.35m
8:17AM0.45m
9:13PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
10
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
2
5
7
7
6
6
4
3
3
5
7
6
4
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