Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
S
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
39
39
34
27
44
33
32
14
13
29
14
16
18
15
27
27
18
18
18
18
18
18
8
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:55PM1.53m
5:10AM1.29m
5:43PM1.58m
6:01AM1.29m
6:27PM1.62m
6:47AM1.30m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.10m
11:16PM0.17m
11:23AM0.11m
00:03AM0.13m
12:05PM0.12m
00:48AM0.09m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
8:15
2
1
Temp °C
20
22
23
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
23
24
23
20
19
19
21
22
22
20
19
16
15
16
20
20
20
17
18
19
18
19
19
21
22
23
21
17
16
16
19
17
16
14
16
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
59
39
39
28
24
44
33
32
14
13
8
8
16
14
15
27
27
18
18
18
18
18
18
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
23
23
23
27
27
14
13
12
12
7
3
8
18
14
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
7
14
3
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
6
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
34
3
8
9
5
5
29
1
1
2
1
1
2
5
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
159
159
91
50
36
36
40
40
40
40
40
83
30
3
3
3
22
131
100
100
100
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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