Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 3 | 62 | 82 | 77 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 40 | 77 | 17 | 77 | 57 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.73m | 4:45AM2.44m | 5:02PM2.62m | 5:41AM2.30m | 5:56PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.22m | 10:31PM0.20m | 10:42AM0.38m | 11:27PM0.30m | 11:35AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
6 | 20 | 62 | 82 | 77 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 40 | 54 | 46 | 77 | 57 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | S 3 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 20 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 16 |
11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 |
— | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 77 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 154 | 86 | 70 | 25 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 923 | 88 | 28 | 70 |
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