Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 78.09° W

Long Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.7° 

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 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, SSW swell with 231 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. 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 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) 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 1.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sun 12th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Best Surf 8AM (Sun 12th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Most Powerful11PM (Fri 10th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 6s

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


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