Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
16
16
15
15
15
32
18
39
73
115
145
150
123
145
345
477
228
289
309
304
352
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
S
15
NNW
20
SSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM1.43m
1:10PM1.51m
1:19AM1.32m
1:58PM1.48m
2:09AM1.22m
2:47PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.06m
7:16PM0.25m
7:32AM0.16m
8:19PM0.30m
8:25AM0.23m
9:20PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
2
1
26
12
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
24
25
20
23
23
23
23
26
29
29
28
25
Feels °C
19
20
18
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
22
22
23
25
20
24
21
23
23
26
29
28
27
22
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