Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.6° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
9
9
12
17
22
16
13
15
14
14
21
20
20
19
12
12
12
21
20
20
39
46
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:00AM1.35m
6:21PM1.80m
7:00AM1.43m
7:17PM1.85m
7:55AM1.49m
8:10PM1.87m
Low Tide
00:08AM-0.00m
12:00PM-0.00m
1:04AM-0.09m
12:59PM-0.05m
1:59AM-0.16m
1:57PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
27
31
32
31
28
Feels °C
23
21
21
22
21
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
19
24
28
29
27
24
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