Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
21.3°C
2.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
!
!
3
3
!
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
3.5
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
2.1
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2207
1658
2593
2496
1913
1863
2357
1216
1332
1237
1280
1496
1522
1313
1291
1267
1160
1018
907
631
487
326
263
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM1.41m
6:36PM1.56m
7:00AM1.52m
7:15PM1.59m
7:36AM1.61m
7:53PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.14m
00:52AM0.03m
1:13PM0.07m
1:31AM-0.03m
1:57PM0.02m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
3
7
11
14
14
10
7
4
Temp °C
12
12
13
17
19
17
14
13
13
14
16
19
19
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
6
10
12
10
6
5
5
6
7
11
11
6
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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