Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 705 | 778 | 1504 | 2020 | 2284 | 2063 | 1723 | 1583 | 1626 | 1450 | 1077 | 760 | 694 | 928 | 840 | 675 | 488 | 382 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.19m | 7:58AM1.19m | 8:36PM1.09m | 9:34AM1.18m | 10:18PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:24PM0.50m | 2:58AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 705 | 778 | 1504 | 2020 | 2284 | 2063 | 1723 | 1583 | 1626 | 1450 | 1077 | 760 | 694 | 928 | 840 | 675 | 488 | 382 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 18 | W 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 218 | 510 | 416 | 105 | 141 | 103 | 102 | 71 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 52 | 42 | 17 | 20 | — | 6 | — | — | 22 | 54 | 207 | 205 | 73 | 81 | 70 | 122 | 171 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 349 | 79 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 79 | 285 | 349 | 349 | 79 | 24 |
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