Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
43
55
66
75
97
118
228
262
197
151
100
63
63
69
79
109
107
31
55
39
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
30
SW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM1.79m
11:00AM1.49m
11:10PM1.69m
11:57AM1.49m
00:06AM1.59m
12:52PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:00PM-0.04m
4:50AM-0.16m
4:53PM0.02m
5:40AM-0.10m
5:48PM0.10m
6:31AM-0.03m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
24
28
28
26
23
20
19
21
23
26
26
24
20
19
19
22
24
Feels °C
19
18
18
16
17
18
17
20
25
22
22
18
14
14
17
19
23
21
20
14
14
13
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
197
151
100
63
63
69
79
109
107
22
55
39
26
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
10
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
31
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
32
43
55
66
75
97
118
228
262
26
21
13
9
4
2
1
2
5
5
4
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1247
1247
797
760
824
1256
754
3261
330
91
76
46
46
36
36
36
36
8
8
46
40
40
90
62
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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