Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
11
14
16
11
11
10
10
10
16
15
9
14
13
12
12
12
17
7
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
N
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
0
W
5
SW
10
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:20AM1.57m
9:36PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
10:19PM1.47m
10:42AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.06m
3:56AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.08m
4:31AM0.01m
5:10PM0.12m
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
5
5
Temp °C
22
24
26
27
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
22
22
24
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
19
23
25
27
22
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
27
27
23
23
23
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