Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 68 | 44 | 36 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 37 | 67 | 44 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 79 | 122 | 132 | 129 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39PM2.90m | 3:02AM2.80m | 3:25PM2.83m | 3:52AM2.61m | 4:12PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM-0.11m | 8:47PM-0.02m | 9:07AM0.05m | 9:38PM0.08m | 9:53AM0.22m | 10:31PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 79 | 122 | 132 | 129 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 45 | 68 | 44 | 36 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 37 | 67 | 44 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1869 | 1869 | 2845 | 1673 | 1721 | 33 | 516 | 376 | 313 | 303 | 158 | 158 | 28 | 70 | 131 | 130 | 131 | 139 | 154 | 154 | 28 |
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