Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.9°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
177
173
131
117
75
54
28
32
30
19
52
49
58
68
112
61
49
38
28
27
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:01AM1.69m
9:18PM1.42m
9:40AM1.63m
10:01PM1.33m
10:21AM1.55m
10:47PM1.24m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.00m
3:27AM0.06m
4:03PM0.06m
4:03AM0.15m
4:43PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
20
22
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
22
26
26
24
22
Feels °C
12
18
20
20
18
18
19
18
16
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
21
25
25
24
22
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