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Long Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Long Beach, Gloucester, Massachusetts: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 11 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 16 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 8.8 ft at 11:22 pm.

Fair

2 ft

knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 16 mph, offshore; the beach faces northwest.NSWE
first light 5:57 amrating through the daylast light 4:55 pm
Swell
1.7 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 1.2 ft · 3 s · W
Wind
16 mph (WNW), gusts 25offshore
Tide
8.7 ft fallinghigh 8.8 ft at 11:22 pm
Water
54°F5/4 hooded
Air
48°Ffeels like 33°F
Sun
rise 6:26 amset 4:26 pm

Long Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Long Beach: 3 pm, Poor, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Long Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15102–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p☀ 6:26 am4:26 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Long Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15102–2 ft6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Long Beach: 9 am, Poor to Fair, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 221.9 ft
7 am1 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 233.8 ft
8 am1 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 236.0 ft
9 am1 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 238.0 ft
10 am1 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 239.4 ft
11 am1 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 219.7 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 218.8 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor14 mph offshore (W), gusts 226.9 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 204.6 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 182.2 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 210.4 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25-0.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 201.2 ft
7 am2 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 182.5 ft
8 am2 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 194.5 ft
9 am2 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 206.8 ft
10 am2 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 218.7 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 219.8 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 219.7 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 218.6 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 206.5 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 204.0 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 231.8 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 230.3 ft

Long Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 11 pm, sets at Long Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every minute, with about 50 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
Lulls
about 50 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Long Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Long Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.

Long Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: Poor to FairTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 122–4Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–2Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Long Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor1.3 ft · 9 s · ESE15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 2313 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 203 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor to Fair1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 1914 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 209 am
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor2.0 ft · 3 s · W16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 2313 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 196 am
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor0.7 ft · 10 s · SE9 mph cross-shore (ENE)11 mph onshore (E), gusts 165 pm
Fri, Nov 132–4 ftPoor4.8 ft · 8 s · ESE25 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 3225 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 345 pm
Sat, Nov 141–2 ftFair1.6 ft · 7 s · NE19 mph offshore (N), gusts 249 mph offshore (NW)1 pm
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor0.9 ft · 7 s · NE19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2615 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 217 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 7 s · ENE12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17calm7 am
Tue, Nov 17flat (under 1 ft)Poor—8 mph offshore (NW)4 mph offshore (WNW)1 pm
Wed, Nov 180–1 ftPoor—7 mph offshore (NNW)calm1 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Long Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Long Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Long Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 9.7 ft at 10:44 am, low -0.3 ft at 5:06 pm and high 8.8 ft at 11:22 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 8.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Long Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357911Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 8.7 ft, fallingHigh 9.7 ft10:44 amLow -0.3 ft5:06 pmHigh 8.8 ft11:22 pmLow 0.9 ft5:15 amHigh 9.9 ft11:28 amLow -0.1 ft5:50 pmHigh 8.6 ft12:03 amLow 1.0 ft5:53 amHigh 9.2 ft12:01 pmLow -0.1 ft6:24 pmHigh 8.0 ft12:39 amLow 1.3 ft6:26 am
Tide height at Long Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Long Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 9.7 ft at 10:44 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 8.8 ft at 11:22 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.9 ft at 5:15 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:28 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:50 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 8.6 ft at 12:03 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:53 amHigh 9.2 ft at 12:01 pmLow -0.1 ft at 6:24 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 8.0 ft at 12:39 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:26 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:43 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7:03 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 8.7 ft at 1:22 amLow 2.7 ft at 7:07 amHigh 9.8 ft at 1:19 pmLow 1.4 ft at 7:49 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 8.3 ft at 2:02 amLow 2.6 ft at 7:53 amHigh 9.1 ft at 2:03 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:35 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 7.6 ft at 2:48 amLow 2.2 ft at 8:42 amHigh 8.2 ft at 2:51 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:24 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 6.7 ft at 3:36 amLow 1.7 ft at 9:28 amHigh 7.7 ft at 3:49 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:12 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 7.1 ft at 4:32 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:28 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:41 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Long Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Long Beach is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 33°F and a 16 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 53 and 54°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 54 degrees, 5/4 hooded; 53 to 54 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood54°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Long Beach

Spots near Long Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Long BeachCape Hedge BeachGood Harbor BeachBrace CovePlum Island PointDevereux BeachPreston Beach

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About Long Beach

Long Beach is a beach break in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, facing southeast.

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