Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C

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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
94
160
194
131
143
150
100
79
65
75
104
87
82
60
55
39
25
24
15
24
16
23
9
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
40
S
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00AM1.49m
11:10PM1.69m
11:57AM1.49m
00:06AM1.59m
12:52PM1.49m
1:00AM1.48m
Low Tide
4:50AM-0.16m
4:53PM0.02m
5:40AM-0.10m
5:48PM0.10m
6:31AM-0.03m
6:48PM0.19m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
25
27
27
26
23
20
19
21
25
26
26
23
21
19
19
22
25
26
24
22
20
Feels °C
18
18
17
22
24
23
22
18
14
13
17
21
22
22
19
16
14
13
17
21
19
19
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
9
8
8
131
143
150
100
79
65
75
104
87
82
60
55
39
25
24
15
24
16
23
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
15
7
6
6
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
7
7
1
1
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
66
94
160
194
16
22
11
9
8
6
3
1
2
4
5
5
5
5
3
1
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
824
180
3287
1391
267
177
91
46
49
46
36
36
36
8
8
46
40
50
40
40
69
22
34
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
1
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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