Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.1°C
2.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
E
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
12
12
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
8
8
8
14
11
7
7
11
11
6
14
29
26
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:01AM1.56m
11:20PM1.31m
11:47AM1.49m
00:09AM1.22m
12:35PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.09m
5:13PM0.16m
5:14AM0.20m
5:58PM0.25m
5:53AM0.30m
6:50PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
20
21
21
23
22
21
20
22
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
13
14
12
14
16
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
22
21
20
19
21
21
21
21
22
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