
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
448 | 466 | 1255 | 1754 | 1857 | 1810 | 1682 | 1502 | 1401 | 1198 | 1100 | 953 | 784 | 680 | 545 | 536 | 472 | 456 | 373 | 329 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44AM0.91m | 9:34PM0.93m | 11:22AM0.95m | 11:39PM0.99m | 12:27PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.73m | 4:47AM0.65m | 5:46PM0.68m | 6:12AM0.56m | 6:42PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
448 | 448 | 1255 | 1754 | 1857 | 1810 | 1682 | 1502 | 1401 | 1198 | 1100 | 953 | 784 | 680 | 545 | 536 | 472 | 456 | 373 | 329 | 314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
346 | 466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 57 | 86 | 142 | 211 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 138 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
206 | 247 | 328 | 361 | 317 | 221 | 190 | 197 | 127 | 155 | 212 | 275 | 295 | 247 | 203 | 171 | 132 | 106 | 109 | 91 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 24 | 200 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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