Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111112141313121212121515141414141313131313131211121212131414131313141313131313121212131314141415151515141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)20552344272137233153285625722552282124432416344331092771281529082864254724011835168617182655344644604092432453855705555056335888122646816679510816562554786093485253894360445843234438444842694073366334343193265622681882173712941931275133725051
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
40
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
1.06
8:38PM
1.21
9:13AM
1.01
9:36PM
1.16
10:25AM
0.99
10:40PM
1.14
11:36AM
1.02
11:43PM
1.15
12:36PM
1.07
12:39AM
1.19
1:25PM
1.14
1:28AM
1.25
2:07PM
1.22
2:10AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.47
2:07PM
0.49
3:14AM
0.51
3:04PM
0.56
4:19AM
0.52
4:15PM
0.60
5:26AM
0.50
5:30PM
0.60
6:25AM
0.46
6:34PM
0.55
7:14AM
0.40
7:25PM
0.49
7:57AM
0.33
8:09PM
0.42
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise---7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:49-------5:49-------5:50-------5:50-------5:51-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514141515151515151414131414141515141415151413141413131414131414141313131313131313131313131313131211101112121313131212
Feels °C (?)11131413141514131211910787910108565337121211119887555456779910111091011119799910101099
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