Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3959 | 3449 | 2116 | 1749 | 1437 | 1706 | 821 | 843 | 697 | 975 | 2648 | 2057 | 1561 | 1420 | 904 | 644 | 483 | 1055 | 1542 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.35m | 1:45PM1.37m | 2:00AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:32AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.25m | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 3279 | 1959 | 2116 | 1749 | 1437 | 1256 | 738 | 524 | 697 | 586 | 2648 | 2057 | 1561 | 1420 | 904 | 644 | 483 | 329 | 1542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 225 | 382 | 975 | 101 | 66 | 66 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 455 | 1055 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 27 | SW 26 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 290 | 471 | 273 | — | — | — | 14 | 27 | 161 | 40 | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3959 | 3449 | 372 | 280 | 280 | 1706 | 821 | 843 | 146 | 236 | 238 | 282 | 306 | 306 | 410 | 413 | 444 | 769 | 694 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1431 | 1482 | 349 | 202 | 39 | 39 | 162 | 161 | 161 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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