
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 85 | 113 | 105 | 89 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:35AM3.07m | 3:13PM2.87m | 3:29AM2.90m | 4:04PM2.83m | 4:24AM2.72m | 4:55PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM-0.21m | 9:14PM0.03m | 9:43AM-0.07m | 10:11PM0.11m | 10:33AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 66 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 |
1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
— | 1 | 2 | 19 | 85 | 113 | 105 | 89 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | 5 | 38 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 618 | 923 | 2776 | 3038 | 491 | 885 | 570 | 25 | 70 | 70 | 130 | 139 | 131 | 130 | 139 | 154 | 154 | 139 | 173 | 173 | 618 | 173 |
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