Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
6
1.4
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
66
56
233
101
150
123
126
93
47
46
46
47
48
50
53
79
81
82
56
36
36
35
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41AM1.47m
5:59PM1.47m
6:23AM1.59m
6:44PM1.51m
7:04AM1.70m
7:27PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.11m
00:11AM-0.00m
12:46PM0.02m
00:53AM-0.05m
1:33PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
5
8
10
11
11
10
8
7
7
9
11
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
11
10
10
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