
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
162 | 156 | 156 | 149 | 137 | 192 | 342 | 617 | 1275 | 2080 | 3806 | 4375 | 4314 | 3844 | 3216 | 2837 | 2381 | 1942 | 1645 | 1319 | 1358 | 1488 | 1438 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.55m | 3:42AM1.56m | 4:12PM1.61m | 4:28AM1.54m | 4:55PM1.62m | 5:11AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.03m | 9:38PM0.10m | 9:58AM0.00m | 10:25PM0.08m | 10:40AM0.02m | 11:11PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
162 | 156 | 156 | 149 | 137 | 132 | 160 | 194 | 1275 | 2080 | 3806 | 4375 | 4314 | 3844 | 3216 | 2837 | 2381 | 1942 | 1645 | 1319 | 1358 | 1488 | 1438 | 1121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
159 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 52 | 192 | 342 | 617 | 216 | 170 | 101 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 85 | 37 | 53 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 40 | 103 | 136 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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