Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
19.2° 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 4AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121212141313131212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)579778683821932111211671486151021711659160714751112836805736666723675579524515300
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
1.48
3:18AM
1.61
3:38PM
1.49
3:46AM
1.59
4:06PM
1.47
4:14AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
10:03AM
0.06
10:08PM
0.16
10:29AM
0.11
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-----6:58-------7:00-------7:00--
Sunset6:42-------6:40-------6:38-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1672---------
Temp. °C202020192021212323232320191819202019191818181819
Feels °C (?)161617171923232424232422201820202019191718171616
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