Surf forecast · United States · East Coast
Surf forecast Long Beach New York today
Waves, swell and wind at Long Beach New York (East Coast, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Small cross-shore.
Long Beach New York surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Small Best window 17:00–18:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑E | 10–12 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Small Best window 09:00–12:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑E | 5–17 km/h ↑NW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑E | 8–16 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑E | 13–15 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 17:00–18:00: small, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 17–18 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 16–17 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.4 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 15–18 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Small Best window 14:00–17:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SE | 22–33 km/h ↑NNE offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SE | 18–21 km/h ↑NNE offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SE | 12–17 km/h ↑NNE offshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 15:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Long Beach New York today?
- Small: waves 0.6 m at 8 s from E, swell 0.6 m · 6 s E (Sat 15:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Long Beach New York?
- Wind 10 km/h from WSW: cross-shore for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf Long Beach New York today?
- 17:00–18:00 (small, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Long Beach New York?
- 16.4 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Rockaway Beach 13 km · Manasquan 60 km · Ditch Plains (Montauk) 155 km · Narragansett 208 km · Ocean City Maryland 275 km · Hampton Beach 353 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Long Beach New York, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.