Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
102
105
85
105
67
138
81
73
58
44
44
58
16
21
29
43
49
31
56
106
170
176
141
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:23AM1.51m
8:37PM1.90m
9:17AM1.49m
9:29PM1.86m
10:14AM1.46m
10:27PM1.78m
Low Tide
2:31AM-0.17m
2:27PM-0.09m
3:23AM-0.19m
3:20PM-0.07m
4:14AM-0.17m
4:12PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
1
Temp °C
19
19
23
26
26
26
26
24
23
21
22
23
24
23
24
23
23
22
26
27
28
28
26
24
17
18
22
23
22
22
25
25
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
26
25
24
24
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
59
102
105
85
44
67
102
81
73
58
44
14
14
14
36
40
27
7
7
10
5
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
39
14
15
1
4
3
7
18
12
7
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
14
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
S
4
1.1
S
8
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
105
12
138
42
44
58
16
21
29
43
49
31
56
106
170
176
141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
36
8
8
113
107
36
31
8
8
0
528
816
816
816
344
52
45
32
36
941
36
353
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
1
1
2
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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