Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
59
57
48
43
35
26
25
25
77
67
128
68
56
57
44
54
19
20
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
10
W
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
2:49PM1.58m
3:29AM1.24m
3:58PM1.61m
4:41AM1.28m
5:07PM1.67m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.20m
9:42AM0.15m
10:55PM0.12m
10:48AM0.09m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
25
24
27
31
31
31
30
27
25
25
28
32
33
33
29
Feels °C
29
28
30
30
26
24
27
31
31
30
30
27
25
24
28
32
31
31
27
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