Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (28 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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
19
15
15
30
27
27
18
17
18
16
16
9
9
7
7
7
6
14
24
11
11
6
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
W
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
N
35
NNE
30
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:43PM1.58m
6:01AM1.29m
6:27PM1.62m
6:47AM1.30m
7:07PM1.64m
7:30AM1.30m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.13m
12:05PM0.12m
00:48AM0.09m
12:46PM0.13m
1:32AM0.07m
1:27PM0.15m
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light rain
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:16
2
Temp °C
24
25
24
21
19
18
21
21
20
19
18
16
14
15
18
21
22
22
19
14
10
12
12
15
22
23
21
17
16
15
17
13
12
14
13
12
10
11
13
16
17
18
12
6
1
3
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
6
19
11
15
29
27
27
18
17
18
16
16
9
9
7
7
7
6
14
24
11
11
6
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
8
14
15
11
30
8
8
8
8
13
13
13
8
8
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
8
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
3
7
6
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
12
32
21
14
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
111
90
90
83
13
3
3
22
100
3
3
707
83
131
342
1217
1217
302
768
768
342
944
944
1189
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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