Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.66° W

Long Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
24.5° C
3.5° 

Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Long Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, E swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Long Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Long Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Long Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Wed 8th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 6s
Best Surf 8AM (Wed 8th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 6s
Most Powerful11PM (Tue 14th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Beach over the next 16 days.


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