Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.9° 

Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Long Beach today (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)18s
Evening (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s

Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2375
2595
2135
1892
2058
3908
3782
3262
2535
2178
2049
1832
1743
1557
1475
1475
1257
1262
1226
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM1.62m
3:29AM1.56m
3:53PM1.68m
4:09AM1.56m
4:29PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.05m
9:40AM-0.01m
10:08PM0.02m
10:16AM-0.00m
10:46PM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
24
23
21
21
20
18
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
15
15
16
17
17
17
21
19
17
17
15
13
10
10
12
13
13
13
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