
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3753 | 3776 | 3932 | 3502 | 4097 | 4021 | 4684 | 5296 | 5438 | 4883 | 4369 | 3720 | 2901 | 2679 | 2917 | 4308 | 5611 | 5421 | 4814 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.23m | 9:50AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.55m | 5:10AM0.43m | 5:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 14 | SW 13 |
3753 | 3776 | 3932 | 3502 | 4097 | 4021 | 4684 | 5296 | 5438 | 4883 | 4369 | 3720 | 2901 | 2679 | 2917 | 4308 | 5611 | 5421 | 4814 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 18 | — | — |
9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 55 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 41 | 56 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 162 | 349 | 465 |
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