Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 78.09° W

Long Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
29.3° C
1.2° 

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 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SW swell with 74 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 4s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Long Beach in the next 16 days are 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug)1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Best Surf 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug)1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sun 23rd Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 5s

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


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