Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)777777777888899944446787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)927257728610710711313414212481636753585435161991148187127
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
1.02
4:44AM
1.35
5:10PM
1.07
5:30AM
1.41
5:56PM
1.12
6:12AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
0.13
10:19PM
0.13
11:09AM
0.07
11:05PM
0.09
11:55AM
0.02
11:51PM
0.05
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:15-------
Sunset--4:50-------4:51-------4:52-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C78777766321-1-2-3-4-4-4-1113330
Feels °C (?)14210111-7-9-10-12-13-15-16-16-15-11-8-8-6-6-5-5
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