Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5421 | 5133 | 4605 | 3920 | 3863 | 3716 | 3776 | 3932 | 4103 | 3939 | 4369 | 4684 | 5089 | 5438 | 4883 | 4369 | 3720 | 3050 | 2679 | 2600 | 3728 | 5400 | 5327 | 4988 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.23m | 9:50AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.55m | 5:10AM0.43m | 5:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5421 | 5133 | 4605 | 3920 | 3863 | 3716 | 3776 | 3932 | 4103 | 3939 | 4369 | 4684 | 5089 | 5438 | 4883 | 4369 | 3720 | 3050 | 2679 | 2600 | 3728 | 5400 | 5327 | 4988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 49 | 88 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 52 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 351 | 349 |
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