Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 39 | 45 | 36 | 32 | 50 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:02PM2.62m | 5:41AM2.30m | 5:56PM2.54m | 6:41AM2.19m | 6:53PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.30m | 11:35AM0.52m | 00:27AM0.39m | 12:32PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
35 | 39 | 45 | 36 | 22 | 50 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | E 9 | E 16 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | SE 14 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — |
11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 393 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 490 | 3505 | 618 | 490 | 28 |
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