Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 115mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
1
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0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
3
E
10
3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
8
1.1
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1560
1587
2635
2612
1935
1999
1903
1660
1307
1165
1081
989
1080
1760
1469
587
186
262
245
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
55
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15PM1.59m
7:36AM1.61m
7:53PM1.60m
8:12AM1.68m
8:33PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:31AM-0.03m
1:57PM0.02m
2:10AM-0.06m
2:42PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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 mm
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1
4
1
9
6
2
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2
5
18
7
2
3
2
11
9
16
Temp °C
20
19
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
18
19
17
16
17
Feels °C
10
9
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
6
10
14
13
10
13
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