Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.0° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
24
26
27
35
33
27
27
26
26
21
19
23
13
13
12
20
37
35
17
11
9
11
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:30PM1.50m
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.13m
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
25
25
26
25
23
23
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
24
24
26
26
23
24
Feels °C
27
27
27
28
26
25
27
27
23
23
26
27
26
27
27
27
25
23
26
28
26
25
26
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