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Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Long Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 140 | 163 | 120 | 115 | 123 | 80 | 241 | 269 | 257 | 299 | 230 | 459 | 513 | 549 | 588 | 852 | 683 | 744 | 851 | 956 | 1187 | 1220 | 1053 | 2390 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:18AM 1.54 | 2:38PM 1.45 | 2:49AM 1.60 | 3:09PM 1.48 | 3:18AM 1.61 | 3:38PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10PM 0.18 | 8:37AM 0.10 | 8:42PM 0.13 | 9:07AM 0.05 | 9:12PM 0.11 | 9:36AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
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