Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
286
281
232
206
158
117
84
54
32
29
30
17
40
47
55
66
130
49
38
38
27
27
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:01AM1.69m
9:18PM1.42m
9:40AM1.63m
10:01PM1.33m
10:21AM1.55m
10:47PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:50AM-0.00m
3:23PM0.00m
3:27AM0.06m
4:03PM0.06m
4:03AM0.15m
4:43PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
13
14
16
20
22
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
22
25
26
24
22
Feels °C
8
10
12
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
21
24
25
24
22
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