Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
3
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
8
11
12
8
9
9
8
9
8
8
14
8
4
8
8
7
7
13
32
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
5
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:42AM1.56m
9:54PM1.76m
10:36AM1.56m
10:47PM1.66m
11:30AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:40AM-0.21m
3:45PM-0.07m
4:26AM-0.19m
4:35PM-0.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.07m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
6
6
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
33
32
28
26
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
21
21
24
23
Feels °C
26
25
27
28
31
27
25
24
22
21
24
24
23
22
23
24
23
22
23
22
20
22
20
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