Long Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South-Africa – Cape Peninsula)
Photo credit: Wil Verberne
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Long Beach Spot ID: Type: sandbar Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell SW | Wind S Sea Temperature Today is: 17.4 °C |
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:07 Local time
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Long Beach in Cape Peninsula is a sheltered beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the south. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer left-handers. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of sharks,crowds.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Cape Town, South Africa, 27 miles from Long Beach.
Long Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Slangkop, 3 km from Long Beach.
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Overall Long Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The graph illustrates the range of swells directed at Long Beach through an average May... (show all text) 
The rose diagram describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different ... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Long Beach surf consistency graph. Also see Long Beach surf quality by season and Long Beach surf quality by month. |
Long Beach Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Cape Peninsula surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Long Beach
Visitor Reviews of Long Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Long Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Boneyards | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Inner Kom | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Crons | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Outer Kom | 1 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Dunes | 1 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Long Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Brazil Buoy | 3907 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Lion Buoy | 5312 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Nice Buoy | 5371 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Middle Atlantic Buoy | 5426 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Gascogne Ouest Arcachon Buoy | 5654 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Long Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Cape Town | 17 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Mosselbaai | 219 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Port Elizabeth | 419 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Luderitz Bay | 551 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | East London | 557 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Long Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 608 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 713 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Cerro Castor (Argentina) | 4254 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Cerro Mirador (Chile) | 4410 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | El Fraile (Chile) | 4648 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Long Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Cape Town (South Africa) | 16 mi |
| Second closest city location | Khayelitsa (South Africa) | 21 mi |
| Third closest city location | Stellenbosch (South Africa) | 33 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Kayamnandi (South Africa) | 34 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Atlantis (South Africa) | 40 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to Long Beach is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Long Beach is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 361 km (224 miles) away.
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