Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
43
27
27
26
30
21
19
17
13
13
28
38
27
26
25
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
26
24
24
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
24
22
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
28
26
28
28
25
24
25
27
25
26
26
28
26
22
21
22
23
24
23
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