Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
6
7
19
24
44
70
81
77
62
53
44
46
52
59
54
42
42
24
43
44
35
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:55AM1.61m
11:06PM1.49m
11:43AM1.56m
11:55PM1.37m
12:30PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:37AM-0.09m
4:59PM0.06m
5:17AM0.02m
5:46PM0.16m
5:57AM0.13m
6:36PM0.26m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
3
3
4
5
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
24
20
21
21
22
23
24
27
28
28
26
24
23
23
25
26
28
27
26
Feels °C
24
25
24
22
21
20
16
18
18
20
25
26
29
31
31
29
26
26
25
27
27
29
26
26
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