Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C
2.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
0
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)
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
SSE
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
16
13
14
18
31
46
32
31
19
19
11
11
10
10
7
8
6
8
6
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:27AM1.12m
2:58PM1.38m
3:25AM1.09m
3:55PM1.38m
4:26AM1.11m
4:51PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.37m
9:41PM0.35m
9:37AM0.37m
10:35PM0.31m
10:32AM0.33m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
20
22
24
25
24
22
22
21
20
20
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
25
26
28
27
25
Feels °C
16
17
19
22
24
23
21
22
20
19
21
24
24
22
22
22
22
25
26
26
26
23
22
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