Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1008
892
901
1562
2166
2699
3112
3415
3905
4292
4356
4247
3923
3845
3471
3122
2837
2528
1968
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:03PM1.59m
5:22AM1.41m
5:38PM1.52m
6:01AM1.31m
6:18PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.11m
11:21AM0.18m
11:55PM0.19m
11:59AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
14
13
13
12
12
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