Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.0° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
19
18
16
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
7
6
13
13
13
14
14
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:36PM1.73m
8:07AM1.70m
8:21PM1.70m
8:50AM1.71m
9:04PM1.62m
Low Tide
2:01AM-0.14m
2:18PM-0.07m
2:44AM-0.13m
3:04PM-0.05m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
29
27
25
24
22
24
26
27
26
24
23
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
28
28
26
23
21
19
20
23
25
25
22
21
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
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