Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is

15.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Beach today (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).
	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1488	1269	1213	1092	882	872	605	1117	2032	3499	5282	4541	6185	5076	4247	3375	2919	2742	2667	2630	2284	2020	1733
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	off	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-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:54PM1.18m				1:57AM1.25m					2:30PM1.27m				2:33AM1.32m				3:02PM1.35m
Low Tide		7:44AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m					8:20AM0.31m				8:36PM0.38m				8:52AM0.23m				9:09PM0.31m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	16	16	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	15	13
Feels °C	14	13	15	14	13	11	10	10	12	11	8	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1488	1269	1213	1092	882	872	605	1117	2032	3499	5282	4541	6185	5076	4247	3375	2919	2742	2667	2630	2284	2020	1733
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 20	—	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8
kJ	223	372	377	367	485	412	572	508	158	190	—	1172	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	99
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 16	SW 17	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	10	21	10	4	232	298	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	—	—	—	S 6	S 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	5	7	—	—	—	8	24	—	—	—	191	585	248	421	540	573	520	513	526	526	540	508	400
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	258	202	202	599	200	31	24	24	24	24	12	12	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5						5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	5	5

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