Long Beach Surf Break

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (27 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
7
4
5
4
4
5
5
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2155
1977
1785
1759
1919
1890
1756
1632
1819
2561
2800
3344
5534
5502
13422
14683
11906
10024
9034
8108
7456
6219
5105
4378
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:25AM1.25m
2:03PM1.22m
2:06AM1.29m
2:40PM1.27m
2:44AM1.33m
3:15PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.32m
8:06PM0.42m
8:31AM0.28m
8:44PM0.38m
9:06AM0.24m
9:20PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
3
14
7
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
12
9
8
8
6
5
9
7
7
7
5
7
6
8
9
9
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
1.9
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
1.1
WSW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
2155
1977
1785
1759
1919
1890
1756
1632
1819
2561
2800
3344
2267
3904
590
13533
11906
10024
9034
8108
7456
6219
5105
4378
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
1.4
SW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
17
17
7
7
4
46
90
111
336
149
491
1445
318
457
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SW
20
0.3
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.9
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
22
11
45
90
12
186
77
355
448
123
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.5
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.3
NW
6
3
NW
7
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
24
106
223
398
795
5534
5502
13422
14683
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
6
8
5
5
6
5
Distance (km)
0
9
9
1
11
9
32
32
83
186
186
390
390
428
162
162
162
162
162
24
0
0
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
8
8
7
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
6
5
6
8
8
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
6
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