Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
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
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
73
69
82
82
55
54
53
41
31
38
30
29
21
21
21
21
23
24
24
46
19
37
40
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:10AM1.47m
8:22PM1.62m
8:45AM1.52m
8:58PM1.59m
9:20AM1.57m
9:36PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:10AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.08m
2:47AM-0.03m
3:04PM0.06m
3:22AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.06m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
26
27
28
25
22
20
19
21
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
25
25
26
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
26
27
30
22
18
15
15
18
21
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
23
22
25
23
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