Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 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
9.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
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
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.3
S
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
6
6
15
5
9
7
9
4
54
67
90
97
115
145
142
182
206
247
269
302
318
298
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:31PM1.33m
2:46AM1.44m
3:33PM1.37m
3:49AM1.41m
4:33PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.11m
8:42PM0.24m
9:34AM0.10m
9:50PM0.21m
10:28AM0.07m
10:48PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:42
7:43
7:44
7:45
1
4
6
4
4
4
5
14
8
Temp °C
14
12
12
14
12
11
9
9
8
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
11
8
9
11
8
6
4
5
2
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
0
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
7
0.2
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
12
11
6
4
4
5
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
8
6
6
14
13
5
4
13
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
E
4
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
1
4
2
3
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
6
15
2
9
7
9
24
54
67
90
97
115
145
142
182
206
247
269
302
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1342
100
136
575
824
575
816
575
575
575
575
816
299
299
302
299
292
299
564
707
955
816
824
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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