Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2601
2662
2614
3504
4569
5704
5262
4605
3920
3863
3716
3897
3645
3502
3939
4555
4684
5089
5363
4883
4369
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
15
W
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38PM1.32m
8:18AM1.10m
8:47PM1.23m
9:50AM1.05m
10:22PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.38m
2:07AM0.39m
2:12PM0.48m
3:28AM0.45m
3:46PM0.55m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
5
4
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
8
8
7
7
11
11
10
8
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
11
11
11
11
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