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Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1092 | 1077 | 1094 | 2550 | 2549 | 2518 | 2946 | 3399 | 3919 | 5621 | 5688 | 5774 | 11043 | 10013 | 8820 | 7626 | 6292 | 5359 | 4747 | 4100 | 3312 | 2802 | 2456 | 2013 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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