Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
48
47
45
30
29
29
29
28
27
25
25
18
34
33
26
16
10
24
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM1.32m
12:29PM1.58m
1:07AM1.27m
1:31PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.18m
5:57AM0.13m
7:08PM0.24m
6:59AM0.20m
8:26PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
2
1
3
5
2
2
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
26
28
29
27
26
24
24
26
29
25
24
22
Feels °C
20
20
23
23
23
23
24
29
29
31
30
27
23
24
26
29
25
24
21
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