Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2375 | 2595 | 2135 | 1892 | 2058 | 3908 | 3782 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2049 | 1832 | 1743 | 1557 | 1475 | 1475 | 1257 | 1262 | 1226 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.56m | 3:53PM1.68m | 4:09AM1.56m | 4:29PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:16AM-0.00m | 10:46PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
2375 | 2595 | 2135 | 1892 | 2058 | 3908 | 3782 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2049 | 1832 | 1743 | 1557 | 1475 | 1475 | 1257 | 1262 | 1226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | WNW 6 |
181 | 8 | 880 | 1875 | 1976 | 281 | 202 | 134 | 98 | 73 | 54 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
50 | — | — | 238 | 310 | 90 | — | 15 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
541 | 227 | 291 | 917 | 980 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 57 | 46 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
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