Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
24
26
27
35
33
27
32
27
31
22
21
26
13
13
12
30
12
11
23
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
NW
30
N
25
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:55PM1.37m
12:30PM1.50m
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.13m
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
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7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
26
28
29
28
28
27
25
25
25
24
20
20
20
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
28
27
26
26
27
24
23
26
27
26
26
27
26
24
25
26
23
16
16
18
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