Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
2.3° 

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 (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 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
946
917
811
785
772
448
448
1255
1641
1857
1810
1589
1502
1288
1198
998
809
784
Wind (km/h)
50
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
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
7:27PM1.00m
8:44AM0.91m
9:34PM0.93m
11:22AM0.95m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.64m
2:52PM0.73m
4:47AM0.65m
5:46PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:39
6:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
20
22
20
19
19
Feels °C
6
8
7
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
10
12
11
17
19
16
14
15
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