Long Beach Surf Forecast
New York, NY · Long Island's contest town - jetty peaks block after block.
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Long Beach Spot Guide
Best swell
Ideal size
Best wind
The wave
Local knowledge
Long Beach is New York surfing's downtown: a train ride from Manhattan, a jetty every few hundred feet, and a wave-hungry community that has produced pros and hosted world-tour-level contests when hurricane swell cooperated. September is the month — warm water, S swells, and offshore mornings.
Nearby spots
- Lido Beach 2 mi · New York
- Rockaway Beach 8 mi · New York
- Belmar 33 mi · New Jersey
- Manasquan Inlet 39 mi · New Jersey
- LBI Ship Bottom 70 mi · New Jersey
FAQ
What swell direction works best at Long Beach?
SSE swell hits Long Beach straight on. The spot picks up anything arriving from ESE (115°) through SW (220°); swell from outside that window is blocked by the coastline.
What wind is best at Long Beach?
NNW wind blows offshore and grooms the surf. SSE wind is straight onshore and chops it up; light wind under ~5 kn is fine from any direction.
When is the best time of year to surf Long Beach?
Late summer through fall is prime: hurricane season (August-October) sends the year's best long-period swell, and fall-winter nor'easters keep it pumping. Summer runs smallest outside of tropical systems.
What's the best tide at Long Beach?
Mid. Tide predictions for the spot's NOAA station are in the forecast above.
Is Long Beach good for beginners?
Yes — plenty of forgiving corners, though hurricane-swell days get serious.
How warm is the water at Long Beach?
Roughly 41°F at its late-winter coldest to about 74°F in late summer. In practice that means a hooded 5/4 with boots and gloves in winter and trunks or a rash guard in summer. The forecast above shows the current water temperature.
How far out is this forecast reliable?
The wave model has real skill to about 10 days, and we cut the chart there instead of padding it with guesses. Days 1-3 are solid, 4-7 useful, 8-10 a trend heads-up - and we publish our measured error against NOAA buoys, updated continuously.
Forecast from TrueSwell's own physics-based wave model (exposure → refraction → breaking, every swell train separately), built on public NOAA and Open-Meteo data and scored daily against NDBC buoy observations. How the model works →