Long Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
5 AM
8 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
43
43
43
43
43
44
45
45
43
40
41
46
39
27
23
29
82
112
75
75
89
104
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
5
SE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:33AM1.37m
8:48PM1.64m
9:12AM1.32m
9:24PM1.59m
9:52AM1.26m
10:01PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.10m
3:17AM0.02m
3:13PM0.15m
3:54AM0.05m
3:48PM0.20m
4:32AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:50
5:50
5:48
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
12
9
8
7
10
12
14
15
13
12
11
11
14
17
16
18
15
14
15
16
9
10
10
11
6
2
2
-1
2
3
6
9
8
7
5
4
9
13
10
13
9
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
44
43
43
43
43
43
43
44
45
45
43
40
41
46
39
27
23
24
15
15
8
8
1
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
6
3
3
1
1
1
4
8
13
15
27
21
18
18
11
11
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
4
7
6
6
3
1
1
3
8
16
29
82
112
75
75
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
126
3
3
3
3
8
46
69
17
19
22
45
159
302
201
36
344
180
180
180
31
180
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
4
1
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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