Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is

15.5° C

Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Beach today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	9565	7905	6211	5380	4692	4005	3301	1495	1222	2474	1541	1486	2077	2011	1978	1978	1742	1488	1193	1213	1092	866	963	700
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	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	off	off	off	off
High Tide	11:05PM1.08m				12:11PM1.01m				00:19AM1.11m				1:10PM1.09m				1:14AM1.17m				1:54PM1.18m
Low Tide			5:57AM0.53m				6:15PM0.61m				6:59AM0.47m				7:15PM0.54m				7:44AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	11	10	9	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	11	12	12	13	13	13	15	13	14	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	9565	7905	6211	5380	4692	4005	3301	1495	1206	2474	1541	1486	2077	2011	1978	1978	1742	1488	1193	1213	1092	866	963	700
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	WSW 14	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	SW 16	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 12
kJ	37	37	36	—	6	5	5	1366	1222	5	769	653	—	40	—	—	—	223	414	377	367	492	412	569
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	SE 11	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	SW 20	ESE 10	SSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	35	34	5	5	12	5	5	—	5	—	—	—	10	10	10	20	15	9	181
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 3	SE 3	SE 11	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	S 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	7	5	12	17	24	21	17	4	—	—	—	—	23
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	12	0	1	0	0	0	15	3	3	1	3	1	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Big Bay	Thermopylae	Sunset	Sunset	Rocklands	Rocklands	Big Bay	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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