Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDT
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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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
9
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
82
61
134
125
151
139
105
85
85
118
121
163
81
57
58
44
50
44
22
21
21
21
31
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47PM1.89m
8:23AM1.51m
8:37PM1.90m
9:17AM1.49m
9:29PM1.86m
Low Tide
1:35PM-0.09m
2:31AM-0.17m
2:27PM-0.09m
3:23AM-0.19m
3:20PM-0.07m
4:14AM-0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
23
27
25
26
26
23
23
20
21
23
22
21
21
21
20
21
16
15
13
14
14
16
17
19
22
25
21
23
25
23
23
19
20
22
20
20
21
21
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
52
46
41
30
21
128
101
105
85
85
45
43
102
81
57
58
44
50
22
21
20
16
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
45
10
16
14
14
12
63
4
3
7
21
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
7
31
4
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.3
W
3
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
82
61
134
125
151
139
1
118
121
163
72
44
11
18
21
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
159
302
1208
258
31
36
36
8
36
107
31
36
8
0
0
28
612
202
202
816
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
5
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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