Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.8°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.3
E
8
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
35
34
24
26
25
10
17
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
3
10
43
70
33
24
25
18
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM1.27m
1:31PM1.56m
2:13AM1.24m
2:38PM1.55m
3:23AM1.26m
3:48PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.20m
8:26PM0.25m
8:19AM0.23m
9:39PM0.20m
9:36AM0.20m
10:42PM0.12m
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:20
7:19
 mm
5
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
26
29
30
29
26
24
23
22
24
26
26
24
22
19
19
18
20
22
23
22
21
Feels °C
26
26
25
26
28
26
26
24
22
22
20
22
26
26
21
20
16
17
15
17
21
22
21
20
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