Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
25.9° C
3.0° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
26
18
28
29
47
18
24
16
15
9
9
8
21
20
20
26
24
24
24
17
17
17
11
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
10
W
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
W
15
WSW
15
W
35
WNW
5
SE
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:41AM1.28m
5:07PM1.67m
5:48AM1.36m
6:10PM1.74m
6:47AM1.46m
7:05PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.09m
11:53PM0.02m
11:50AM0.03m
00:48AM-0.07m
12:48PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
25
26
28
31
31
32
30
27
25
25
26
27
29
30
28
27
25
24
26
30
32
30
28
Feels °C
27
26
27
29
30
30
31
28
26
25
24
25
27
29
28
29
27
22
26
26
28
29
26
26
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