Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 78.09° W

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
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
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
24
32
35
20
24
11
11
12
16
20
27
20
12
10
10
11
11
15
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:26PM1.91m
7:51AM1.59m
8:16PM1.91m
8:43AM1.66m
9:04PM1.87m
Low Tide
1:30AM-0.01m
1:38PM-0.14m
2:18AM-0.06m
2:28PM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
1
5
1
2
Temp °C
32
30
29
29
27
26
29
31
32
29
29
28
30
28
30
31
31
28
28
Feels °C
33
32
30
32
29
29
31
33
34
32
33
30
32
33
34
33
32
29
30
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