Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
31
23
30
12
13
26
7
12
18
19
26
45
59
59
67
64
68
50
47
46
26
26
26
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:44AM1.78m
8:11PM1.52m
8:26AM1.81m
8:58PM1.48m
9:12AM1.80m
9:50PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:36AM-0.09m
2:21PM-0.10m
2:20AM-0.09m
3:09PM-0.12m
3:06AM-0.08m
3:58PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
12
17
20
19
17
14
12
10
11
13
15
14
12
11
10
8
9
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
13
15
15
13
10
6
4
6
9
12
10
9
7
6
4
6
9
9
9
10
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