Long Beach Surf Break

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 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 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
2.2
WSW
11
1.6
SW
19
4
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
2.1
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1050
1026
1059
976
805
551
473
984
1102
1782
8978
9942
10724
9985
10667
10192
9716
7147
5488
4334
3469
1662
1982
1677
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:45PM1.24m
10:32AM1.04m
10:48PM1.21m
11:39AM1.06m
11:47PM1.20m
12:36PM1.10m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.50m
4:28AM0.46m
4:27PM0.54m
5:32AM0.45m
5:36PM0.55m
6:27AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
3
4
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
9
9
7
8
11
10
11
11
10
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
2.2
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
4
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
2.1
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
1050
1026
1059
976
805
551
473
984
1102
1507
8978
9942
10724
9985
10667
10192
9716
7147
5488
4334
3469
1662
1982
1677
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.2
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
WSW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SSW
13
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
73
18
291
226
318
262
133
158
1782
1830
961
18
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
W
11
0.3
SW
22
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
43
37
74
534
604
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.4
WNW
6
0.9
ESE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
54
61
98
107
222
263
329
386
150
29
85
144
169
221
247
236
177
141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
6
5
5
9
9
9
5
8
4
4
5
4
4
3
Distance (km)
11
32
32
9
14
186
186
186
9
12
0
0
12
1
24
24
12
24
12
12
1
1
1
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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