Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.5° C
0.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
65
69
75
79
77
29
61
58
50
35
34
34
34
21
39
51
35
33
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:14PM1.61m
8:41AM1.34m
8:49PM1.60m
9:17AM1.37m
9:24PM1.57m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.16m
2:44AM0.02m
2:45PM0.14m
3:20AM-0.00m
3:25PM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
21
20
20
20
22
23
22
21
21
20
21
22
24
23
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
24
20
19
19
17
20
21
21
21
22
21
23
23
24
22
23
23
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