Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.4° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
19
48
44
25
22
97
148
161
198
233
258
308
407
473
476
393
432
593
777
972
1060
1177
1250
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
3:51AM1.13m
4:12PM1.37m
4:48AM1.20m
5:06PM1.43m
5:38AM1.30m
5:53PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.38m
10:47PM0.26m
10:53AM0.30m
11:31PM0.18m
11:41AM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
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6:53
6:52
6:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
18
20
21
19
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
15
13
11
12
15
18
15
13
13
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
8
7
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