Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.3° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
5
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
18
52
89
56
81
64
47
34
23
24
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:47PM1.66m
11:30AM1.55m
11:38PM1.55m
12:21PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:35PM-0.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.07m
5:56AM-0.04m
6:18PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
7
7
5
5
2
Temp °C
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
24
26
27
27
24
Feels °C
25
24
25
24
25
22
23
23
22
21
20
22
21
19
21
21
22
23
21
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