Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 56 | 121 | 130 | 72 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:56PM2.54m | 6:41AM2.19m | 6:53PM2.49m | 7:43AM2.15m | 7:52PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.39m | 12:32PM0.61m | 1:28AM0.42m | 1:32PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
35 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 3 | E 16 | NNW 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 5 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 13 |
3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 9 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 9 |
5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 18 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 56 | 121 | 130 | 18 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 923 | 88 | 70 | 28 | 70 | 490 | 490 | 343 | 857 | 490 | 70 | 35 | 303 | 859 | 847 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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