Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 78.09° W

Long Beach, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
28.4° C
0.4° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Long Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Long Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Long Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Southport Airport

3 km N217 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 1°)
28 °C16
16
few

BUOY-MBIN7

29 km NE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
28.0 °C-
-


Sunset Beach Nearshore Buoy

37 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-41024

37 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 170°)
27.9 °C-
-


BUOY-WLON7

38 km NNE3 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
27.8 °C-
-


BUOY-MBNN7

38 km NE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the SSW
(9 km/h at 210°)
28.2 °C-
-


Masonboro Inlet- ILM2- NC

43 km NE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
27.7 °C-
-


BUOY-41038

43 km NE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the S
(22 km/h at 190°)
28.0 °C-
-


Wilmington Airport

44 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
27.8 °C16
16
few

BUOY-JMPN7

44 km NE3 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
20
light winds from the S
(18 km/h at 190°)
28.3 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Long Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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