Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
SE
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
51
43
58
57
53
53
47
44
46
46
45
45
29
27
20
18
14
14
17
26
10
11
25
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
15
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
30
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM1.39m
11:32AM1.59m
00:05AM1.32m
12:29PM1.58m
1:07AM1.27m
1:31PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.06m
6:02PM0.18m
5:57AM0.13m
7:08PM0.24m
6:59AM0.20m
8:26PM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
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7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
2
1
1
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
23
26
28
24
23
22
22
23
25
27
26
27
25
Feels °C
21
21
19
20
22
20
21
23
23
26
23
25
29
30
22
23
21
23
24
26
27
25
26
22
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