Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
650
690
717
793
853
822
773
685
564
451
388
263
218
169
132
92
68
48
136
137
123
108
90
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:05AM1.23m
4:20PM1.36m
4:55AM1.34m
5:11PM1.41m
5:41AM1.47m
5:59PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.31m
10:48PM0.15m
11:11AM0.21m
11:30PM0.07m
11:58AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
10
13
15
14
12
11
10
10
13
16
18
16
14
11
9
8
10
12
14
13
13
Feels °C
4
3
2
6
8
7
5
3
3
2
5
9
11
11
7
4
3
2
5
7
10
9
10
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