Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C
2.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
16
16
20
23
27
66
30
29
19
19
18
11
10
10
11
7
6
9
6
22
33
32
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:27AM1.12m
2:58PM1.38m
3:25AM1.09m
3:55PM1.38m
4:26AM1.11m
4:51PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.37m
9:41PM0.35m
9:37AM0.37m
10:35PM0.31m
10:32AM0.33m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
22
25
25
24
23
22
22
21
20
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
26
27
27
25
Feels °C
16
16
17
19
24
25
24
23
22
22
20
20
23
22
23
23
21
23
25
26
26
27
24
22
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