Long Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, let’s get into it. I’m looking at the 16-day picture for Long Beach, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The entire forecast period is a write-off for decent surf. There are no good options on the table, not a single standout session to get excited about.

From now, right through to the end of the month, we are looking at a solid run of poor conditions. The surf is consistently cross-onshore, which is ruining any chance of a clean face. The wind is blowing from the East or ESE, staying fresh to moderate, and it’s just lumping everything up. You’ll see some swell – mainly around 3 ft to 6 ft, coming from the East – but it’s short-period windswell, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, with no real energy behind it. The combined energy peaks at moderate values (489) on the 10th of September, but with that wind, it’s just a messy, choppy mess.

The water is sitting at about 85°, which feels about normal for this time of year, with a slight positive anomaly of 1°. That’s not much of a story though, because you won’t want to be in the water anyway.

There is one day – Wednesday the 16th of September – where the wind briefly turns *on* (offshore), but the swell is still small (4 ft) and short-period (8 seconds), and the cross-onshore returns immediately the next day. It’s not enough to save the outlook.

So, honestly, for any surfer looking for a wave, this is a blank run. The place is inconsistent at the best of times, and with this persistent onshore flow, it’s just not happening. Check back later, forecasts can change, but for now, I’d say the only thing that might be interesting here is a kite surfer, because the cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions are far more suited to a kite than a paddle board.

Rusty.

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