Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
595
540
573
480
480
1017
1019
1203
1307
637
650
650
676
647
596
522
510
388
338
307
253
235
159
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11AM1.15m
3:25PM1.32m
4:05AM1.23m
4:20PM1.36m
4:55AM1.34m
5:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.39m
10:04PM0.24m
10:21AM0.31m
10:48PM0.15m
11:11AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
14
18
19
16
14
12
10
8
9
12
14
13
11
9
9
9
12
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
12
13
11
8
5
3
1
2
6
7
7
4
2
2
2
5
9
10
10
7
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