Long Beach Surf Break

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C

2.0°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
2.5
WNW
8
1.3
SSW
13
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.1
SW
12
1.6
WNW
8
1.1
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1411
1177
1005
850
636
527
464
706
512
480
579
554
468
410
389
344
283
263
165
211
251
435
482
405
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:28AM1.36m
4:57PM1.40m
5:01AM1.33m
5:31PM1.40m
5:36AM1.30m
6:06PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.20m
11:03PM0.32m
11:12AM0.21m
11:38PM0.33m
11:44AM0.24m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
5
4
2
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
6
6
5
7
7
4
4
5
6
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
9
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
SW
11
1.1
W
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
8
Energy kJ
1411
1177
1005
850
636
527
464
455
512
193
466
546
377
344
389
344
204
263
142
65
251
266
482
405
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
13
0.5
W
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
1.1
SW
11
0.5
SW
17
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
8
0.5
SE
13
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
59
25
20
42
42
75
99
49
221
418
61
31
55
61
60
61
283
147
165
211
69
83
262
262
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.2
S
11
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
17
18
33
33
33
15
79
69
34
12
19
58
58
114
52
56
165
71
67
9
80
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
W
4
1
W
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.7
N
4
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
W
9
Energy kJ
87
15
45
78
197
414
706
476
480
579
554
468
410
368
276
270
191
14
163
196
435
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
9
9
32
351
175
218
186
66
66
32
32
13
9
22
32
27
27
32
32
11
32
12
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
7
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
5
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