Long Beach Surf Break

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.0°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
4
6
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
3
WSW
13
1.6
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
976
805
551
473
984
2628
1782
8695
9389
10431
9710
10370
9899
9418
7147
5488
4542
3469
1800
2221
1886
875
1005
1832
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
20
NW
20
SW
5
S
5
E
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32AM1.04m
10:48PM1.21m
11:39AM1.06m
11:47PM1.20m
12:36PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.46m
4:27PM0.54m
5:32AM0.45m
5:36PM0.55m
6:27AM0.41m
6:35PM0.52m
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
11
9
9
7
9
8
9
10
8
9
9
12
16
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
976
805
551
473
984
2628
1556
8695
9389
10431
9710
10370
9899
9418
7147
5488
4542
3469
1800
2221
1886
787
1005
1832
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
SW
21
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SSW
13
0.1
SW
22
0.8
SE
6
1.6
WSW
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
291
226
318
262
134
522
1782
1850
1061
18
54
875
907
986
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
SW
22
0.9
NNW
6
1.2
SW
14
0.3
SSW
20
0.7
SW
17
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
40
74
66
549
76
281
396
238
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
5
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
2.1
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
126
168
263
329
391
77
38
80
110
120
111
154
161
109
136
137
352
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
6
9
6
9
5
9
9
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
10
13
186
186
186
9
10
0
1
0
1
12
1
24
12
1
12
21
2
1
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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