
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | SE 8 | N 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 97 | 152 | 143 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35AM3.07m | 3:13PM2.87m | 3:29AM2.90m | 4:04PM2.83m | 4:24AM2.72m | 4:55PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM-0.21m | 9:14PM0.03m | 9:43AM-0.07m | 10:11PM0.11m | 10:33AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 103 | 75 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | NNE 4 | E 12 | N 3 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 |
2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | 19 | 97 | 152 | 143 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 8 | 30 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 490 | 923 | 923 | 2776 | 519 | 380 | 386 | 508 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 130 | 131 | 130 | 131 | 93 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 173 | 173 | 490 | 490 |
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