Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1562 | 2166 | 2699 | 3112 | 3415 | 4063 | 4292 | 4356 | 4435 | 4269 | 3992 | 3471 | 3122 | 2837 | 2528 | 1968 | 1700 | 1420 | 1227 | 1036 | 1889 | 1524 | 1461 | 1414 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:38PM1.52m | 6:01AM1.31m | 6:18PM1.41m | 6:48AM1.20m | 7:10PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:21AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.28m | 00:39AM0.30m | 12:46PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1562 | 2166 | 2699 | 3112 | 3415 | 4063 | 4292 | 4356 | 4435 | 4269 | 3992 | 3471 | 3122 | 2837 | 2528 | 1968 | 1700 | 1420 | 1227 | 1036 | 984 | 599 | 469 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | 179 | 181 | 140 | 256 | 76 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | W 16 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 5 | 136 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 265 | — | — | — | 910 | 1889 | 1524 | 1461 | 1414 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 805 | 608 | 919 | 202 |
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