Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
14
29
33
20
40
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:23AM1.17m
5:44PM1.48m
6:13AM1.24m
6:29PM1.54m
6:56AM1.33m
7:09PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.28m
00:08AM0.18m
12:09PM0.22m
00:51AM0.11m
12:55PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
25
26
25
23
21
20
19
22
24
25
25
22
20
20
19
22
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
21
20
21
23
24
21
20
17
17
16
19
21
21
23
19
17
18
18
21
23
20
22
22
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