What are the current surf conditions at Long Beach?

Long Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Long Beach?

The best time to surf Long Beach is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Long Beach Surf Report & Forecast

Oak Island, North Carolina

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🌊 SWELL

1.3
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1.3ft

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11s

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10kt

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Good surfing conditions. Small 1.3ft waves with quality 11s ground swell and gentle offshore winds keeping it clean

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Monday

Feb 9

GOOD18 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.4ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ -3-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	E	10kt	N	21kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	11s	E	10kt	N	21kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	11s	E	9kt	N	20kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	11s	E	8kt	N	19kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	E	8kt	N	17kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	E	7kt	N	16kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	E	7kt	N	15kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	E	6kt	N	14kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	E	6kt	N	12kt	-2°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	E	6kt	NNE	11kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	E	6kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	E	5kt	N	9kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	E	5kt	N	8kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	4kt	N	7kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	E	4kt	NNW	7kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	E	3kt	NW	7kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	E	3kt	WNW	7kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	E	3kt	WNW	6kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	E	3kt	NW	5kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	E	3kt	NW	3kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	E	3kt	NNW	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	E	3kt	N	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	E	3kt	N	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	E	3kt	NNE	5kt	1°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

GOOD17 good hours

🌊 1.3-1.8ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ -1-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	E	4kt	NNE	7kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	E	4kt	NE	9kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	9kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	E	6kt	NE	9kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	E	6kt	NE	8kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	E	6kt	ENE	7kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	E	6kt	ENE	5kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	E	5kt	E	4kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	E	4kt	E	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	E	4kt	ESE	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	E	4kt	ESE	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	E	3kt	SE	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	E	4kt	SE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	12s	E	4kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	12s	E	4kt	SSE	5kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	12s	E	4kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	12s	E	3kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	12s	E	2kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	12s	E	3kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 1.3-1.8ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 4-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	E	3kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	E	4kt	SE	4kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	ESE	3kt	SSE	4kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	3kt	S	3kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	ESE	3kt	SSW	3kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	ESE	3kt	WSW	3kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	ESE	3kt	W	3kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	ESE	4kt	WNW	4kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	ESE	4kt	W	7kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	ESE	5kt	W	10kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	ESE	6kt	WSW	13kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	ESE	7kt	WSW	13kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SW	13kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	ESE	8kt	SW	13kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	ESE	8kt	SW	14kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	ESE	8kt	SW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	13s	ESE	9kt	SW	16kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	ESE	8kt	SW	18kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	ESE	8kt	SW	20kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	ESE	8kt	SW	22kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	ESE	8kt	SW	24kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	26kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

POOR5 excellent hours

🌊 0.9-3.2ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 7-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	28kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	28kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	27kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	25kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	9kt	W	22kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	10s	SE	9kt	WNW	18kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	S	8kt	NW	16kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	6s	SW	8kt	NW	14kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	16kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	15kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	15kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	16kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	17kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	18kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	20kt	7°C	8°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 0.5-2.0ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 3-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	23kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	26kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	27kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	27kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	28kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	28kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	SSW	8kt	N	27kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	27kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	25kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNW	23kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNW	21kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	11kt	NNW	20kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	E	11kt	NNW	19kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	NE	11kt	NNW	18kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	NE	10kt	NNW	17kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	NE	10kt	NNW	16kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	NE	10kt	NNW	16kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	E	8kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	6kt	N	9kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	4kt	N	6kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	6s	SSE	4kt	N	7kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	SE	5kt	NNE	8kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	E	5kt	NNE	8kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	E	5kt	NNE	7kt	5°C	9°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.8ft 💨 4-7kt 🌡️ 2-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	4kt	N	6kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	ENE	4kt	N	5kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	ENE	4kt	N	6kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	ENE	5kt	N	7kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	ENE	5kt	N	9kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	5kt	N	10kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NNE	10kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	E	6kt	NNE	11kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	E	6kt	NNE	10kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	E	7kt	NE	9kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	E	7kt	NE	8kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	E	7kt	ENE	7kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	E	6kt	ENE	5kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	E	6kt	E	4kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	E	7kt	E	5kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	14s	ESE	7kt	E	6kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ESE	7kt	E	7kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	6kt	E	8kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	6kt	E	9kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	E	5kt	ESE	9kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	E	5kt	E	10kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	E	5kt	E	10kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	E	5kt	E	11kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	E	5kt	E	12kt	8°C	10°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.8ft 💨 6-15kt 🌡️ 7-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	6kt	ENE	13kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	15s	ESE	6kt	ENE	13kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	12s	SE	8kt	ENE	15kt	8°C	10°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SSE	9kt	ENE	17kt	7°C	10°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	11kt	NE	20kt	7°C	10°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SSE	11kt	ENE	20kt	7°C	10°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SE	11kt	ENE	21kt	7°C	10°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	ESE	11kt	ENE	22kt	7°C	10°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	11kt	ENE	23kt	8°C	10°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SE	12kt	ENE	23kt	9°C	10°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SE	12kt	E	24kt	9°C	10°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SSE	11kt	E	23kt	10°C	10°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	10kt	E	22kt	10°C	10°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SSW	9kt	ESE	22kt	11°C	10°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	S	9kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	10°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	SSE	8kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	10°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	SE	8kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	10°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	9kt	SE	23kt	13°C	10°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	10kt	SE	25kt	13°C	10°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	10kt	SSE	27kt	14°C	10°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	ESE	12kt	SSE	28kt	14°C	10°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	ESE	13kt	SSE	30kt	14°C	10°C	0.8mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	E	15kt	SSE	31kt	14°C	10°C	1.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	ESE	15kt	SSE	32kt	14°C	10°C	1.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.4ft @ 12s

Wind Conditions:2-10kt N

Water Temperature:7-9°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Long Beach in North Carolina is an exposed beach break with generally unreliable surf, though conditions improve in summer. It receives both local windswells and distant groundswells, with the ideal swell direction from the south and offshore winds from the north. Waves break both left and right and are best around high tide. The best surf occurs when south swells combine with north winds. Autumn tends to bring the most consistent clean waves, with August being the prime month. The spot is rarely crowded, but strong rip currents pose a danger.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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