Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C
1.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
1
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)
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
50
48
34
34
35
43
40
70
37
36
35
44
43
21
24
58
20
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:49PM1.60m
9:17AM1.37m
9:24PM1.57m
9:54AM1.40m
10:00PM1.53m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.14m
3:20AM-0.00m
3:25PM0.14m
3:55AM-0.01m
4:04PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
25
25
24
23
24
24
25
23
24
24
25
25
24
27
26
24
23
23
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