Long Beach Surf Break

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.6°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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (30 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2331
2032
1771
1550
1249
1447
1076
1119
2089
1799
1502
1269
1230
1137
1277
836
1202
945
558
488
471
588
746
516
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:50PM1.36m
3:54AM1.36m
4:24PM1.38m
4:28AM1.36m
4:57PM1.40m
5:01AM1.33m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.21m
9:55PM0.32m
10:11AM0.20m
10:29PM0.31m
10:42AM0.20m
11:03PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
10
9
9
11
11
11
9
8
7
6
5
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
2
W
8
Energy kJ
2331
2032
1771
1550
1249
1447
1076
1119
2089
1799
1502
1269
1230
1137
1277
836
1202
945
558
488
471
486
418
516
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
SSE
8
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
249
522
37
25
20
42
71
23
35
32
81
38
418
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
W
11
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
198
17
18
75
26
56
49
37
63
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WNW
4
1.5
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
1.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
113
31
59
12
34
51
75
182
235
176
112
112
107
115
65
34
107
235
588
746
117
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
1
3
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
12
0
9
9
9
9
32
32
32
32
32
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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3
3
2
4
4
4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
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7
8
9
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