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Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
2026 | 2328 | 1836 | 1872 | 1723 | 1671 | 1347 | 1420 | 1420 | 1543 | 1420 | 1372 | 1325 | 1768 | 2062 | 1931 | 1764 | 1613 | 1782 | 2139 | 2200 | 1994 | 1567 | 1289 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2026 | 2328 | 1836 | 139 | 1723 | 1671 | 1347 | 1420 | 1420 | 1543 | 1420 | 1372 | 1325 | 1768 | 2062 | 1931 | 1764 | 1613 | 349 | 243 | 469 | 318 | 304 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 171 | 272 | 212 | 62 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 167 | 128 | 123 | 123 | 176 | 1027 | 836 | 705 | 569 | 497 | 422 | 418 | 412 | 128 | 88 | 68 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 211 | 264 | 261 | 322 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 1430 | — | 1872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | 1782 | 2139 | 2200 | 1994 | 1567 | 1289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 202 | 202 | 608 | 47 | 47 |
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