Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
27
35
33
27
27
18
26
21
19
17
16
13
28
27
38
36
24
12
24
24
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:30PM1.50m
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
26
25
24
23
25
28
28
28
28
27
25
23
23
23
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
26
26
27
27
25
24
25
27
26
27
28
26
24
22
23
23
26
26
24
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