Long Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Long Beach Surf Guide

Long Beach in Cape Peninsula is a sheltered beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the south. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer left-handers. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of sharks,crowds.

Long Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Long Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Long Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Long Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Long Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 66% of the time in January while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

66%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

27%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Long Beach Location Map

Interactive Long Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Long Beach is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Long Beach is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 361 km (224 miles) away.

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Long Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 15:03 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Long Beach look like?

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Tides at Long Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 1 km from Long Beach.

Next High Water: 05:56pm | 1.19m

Next Low Water: 11:55pm | 0.5m

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Long Beach Sea Temperature

The Long Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (17.6 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Long Beach

Surf stats for Long Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Long Beach

Wind stats for Long Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Long Beach Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 23 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.6
Consistency of Surf:4.0
Difficulty Level:3.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.6
Crowds:2.1
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

JAMES BELL from South Africa

“Long Beach has become the most popular confined surfing spot in Cape Town and is now over crowded. Live footage is required being such a popular area.
James Bell Local resident”

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