Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 40 | 118 | 109 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:39PM2.90m | 3:02AM2.80m | 3:25PM2.83m | 3:52AM2.61m | 4:12PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
12 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 118 | 109 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — |
1 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 44 | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2748 | 1673 | 1879 | 1879 | 885 | 353 | 282 | 251 | 173 | 173 | 130 | 130 | 139 | 139 | 158 | 139 | 2 | 140 | 25 |
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