Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3
3
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
4
SW
18
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1375
1080
2148
9335
10025
9565
7905
6004
5380
4692
3835
3301
1495
1346
2340
1657
1486
1960
1999
2096
1760
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
0
SE
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:47AM0.97m
11:05PM1.08m
12:11PM1.01m
00:19AM1.11m
1:10PM1.09m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.64m
5:57AM0.53m
6:15PM0.61m
6:59AM0.47m
7:15PM0.54m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
12
13
11
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