Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.5° C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
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
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
13
13
28
39
27
26
25
24
11
18
11
18
11
11
18
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
2:27AM1.12m
2:58PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
8:36AM0.37m
9:41PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
25
24
26
27
24
19
20
20
20
19
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
27
26
27
25
25
24
26
25
20
17
20
20
19
17
20
20
20
21
20
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