Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1773 | 1913 | 2671 | 3313 | 3924 | 3703 | 3198 | 2897 | 2709 | 2658 | 2354 | 2220 | 2116 | 1624 | 1974 | 2001 | 1197 | 2063 | 2815 | 2683 | 2622 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.55m | 5:56AM1.33m | 6:12PM1.43m | 6:31AM1.21m | 6:47PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.19m | 11:56AM0.25m | 00:31AM0.30m | 12:29PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
1773 | 1913 | 2671 | 3313 | 3924 | 3703 | 3198 | 2897 | 2709 | 2658 | 2354 | 2220 | 2116 | 1624 | 1974 | 2001 | 1197 | 2063 | 2815 | 2683 | 2622 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 10 | 8 | 304 | 69 | 2 | 921 | 454 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
3 | 17 | — | 5 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 389 | 47 | 24 |
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