Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
0
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
36
63
358
489
617
763
617
615
540
464
471
408
956
875
1065
1184
625
1203
1301
573
573
1225
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:16AM1.10m
2:31PM1.30m
3:11AM1.15m
3:25PM1.32m
4:05AM1.23m
4:20PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.45m
9:13PM0.31m
9:25AM0.39m
10:04PM0.24m
10:21AM0.31m
10:48PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
17
18
16
14
12
10
8
9
11
13
12
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
9
9
10
8
8
6
5
8
12
13
12
9
6
4
1
2
4
7
6
4
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