Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
44
45
44
29
29
40
40
38
30
43
74
124
113
137
141
128
135
152
236
399
449
461
429
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
S
15
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:12AM1.32m
9:24PM1.59m
9:52AM1.26m
10:01PM1.52m
10:35AM1.21m
10:40PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.02m
3:13PM0.15m
3:54AM0.05m
3:48PM0.20m
4:32AM0.10m
4:22PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:48
5:47
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
8
7
9
12
14
15
14
12
11
11
15
17
16
19
14
13
15
16
19
18
19
16
15
15
2
-1
0
3
6
9
10
6
4
3
9
11
10
15
8
7
10
11
14
12
12
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
43
44
45
44
29
29
40
40
38
26
23
14
15
8
8
8
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
8
13
15
9
16
22
11
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1
2
15
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
Energy kJ
3
5
10
8
8
3
1
3
10
30
43
74
124
113
137
141
128
135
152
236
399
449
461
429
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
22
351
340
46
19
8
136
159
302
1703
299
342
342
180
180
180
2087
2087
517
517
2324
1391
1339
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
3
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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