Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.9°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
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
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
24
24
24
11
15
17
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
14
13
8
12
12
11
7
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
5
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:20AM1.57m
9:36PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
10:19PM1.47m
10:42AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:22AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.06m
3:56AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.08m
4:31AM0.01m
5:10PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
22
21
21
22
24
27
27
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
27
27
25
23
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
22
26
26
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
25
28
27
28
23
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