Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 EDT
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
39
40
38
26
32
50
112
148
148
137
154
163
206
254
388
462
461
431
389
295
263
205
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:24PM1.59m
9:52AM1.26m
10:01PM1.52m
10:35AM1.21m
10:40PM1.46m
11:20AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.15m
3:54AM0.05m
3:48PM0.20m
4:32AM0.10m
4:22PM0.26m
5:10AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:50
5:48
5:47
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
1
4
Temp °C
14
15
13
11
11
11
15
16
15
16
13
13
15
16
19
17
18
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
6
9
7
4
4
4
9
11
8
10
7
8
11
11
14
10
10
6
6
7
8
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
29
29
39
40
38
26
23
14
14
8
8
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
15
20
9
22
11
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
2
15
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
Energy kJ
5
2
1
3
10
24
32
50
112
148
148
137
154
163
206
254
388
462
461
431
389
295
263
205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
46
22
36
36
161
302
2324
344
2328
342
180
180
180
180
2350
3397
2546
2333
1381
1372
1358
180
1339
1217
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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