Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1319 | 1521 | 1806 | 1834 | 2207 | 2174 | 2039 | 1883 | 1789 | 1609 | 1446 | 3631 | 3565 | 3665 | 3582 | 3719 | 3355 | 2605 | 2275 | 2386 | 2477 | 2638 | 2136 | 2545 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20PM1.31m | 8:59AM1.10m | 9:26PM1.29m | 10:19AM1.10m | 10:42PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.41m | 2:50AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.46m | 4:04AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.49m | 5:23AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1319 | 1521 | 1806 | 1834 | 2207 | 2174 | 2039 | 1883 | 1789 | 1609 | 1285 | 3631 | 3565 | 3665 | 3582 | 3719 | 3355 | 2605 | 2275 | 2386 | 2477 | 2638 | 2136 | 2545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 12 | W 15 |
| kJ | 235 | 227 | 181 | 135 | 241 | 241 | 457 | 777 | 962 | 1276 | 1446 | 10 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1403 | 786 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 73 | 73 | 150 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | S 9 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 364 | — | 40 | 73 | 61 | 59 | 80 | 80 | 68 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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