Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.6° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
SE
8
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
40
37
31
25
28
40
94
124
245
340
219
158
134
112
109
120
134
117
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
20
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
S
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:57PM1.56m
7:24AM1.26m
7:37PM1.60m
8:04AM1.30m
8:14PM1.61m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.21m
1:23AM0.10m
1:20PM0.18m
2:05AM0.05m
2:04PM0.16m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
4
7
5
4
5
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
24
25
25
24
21
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
20
20
21
19
23
24
24
22
19
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