Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.1° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
1
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
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
84
80
57
41
32
44
44
44
38
42
43
32
32
33
33
32
31
21
20
21
21
12
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:43AM1.56m
11:55PM1.37m
12:30PM1.50m
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.02m
5:46PM0.16m
5:57AM0.13m
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
2
5
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
27
29
28
25
24
24
24
24
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
29
29
27
28
Feels °C
23
25
26
29
31
31
27
26
27
27
27
29
28
29
28
27
26
27
26
28
27
27
28
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