Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.2° C
0.9° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
135
134
195
131
307
228
195
181
154
158
154
115
116
87
62
58
61
38
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:09AM1.22m
2:47PM1.45m
3:02AM1.15m
3:38PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.30m
8:25AM0.23m
9:20PM0.31m
9:20AM0.27m
10:16PM0.29m
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
6
8
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
22
22
25
27
27
27
23
22
20
19
22
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
24
23
21
21
19
19
24
26
25
25
19
18
17
16
19
22
21
19
21
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