Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
S
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1775
2037
1715
1284
1054
839
584
425
301
341
352
212
497
263
233
148
97
147
44
31
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
N
55
N
60
N
65
NE
50
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM1.61m
7:53PM1.60m
8:12AM1.68m
8:33PM1.58m
8:50AM1.72m
9:15PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.02m
2:10AM-0.06m
2:42PM-0.02m
2:49AM-0.06m
3:26PM-0.02m
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6:45
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6:47
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3
4
1
2
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3
6
18
12
1
3
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
19
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
4
6
7
7
7
5
6
9
8
10
12
11
14
14
13
11
10
11
10
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