Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 7 am 23 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	0	0	0	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 16	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
Wave Graph
kJ	769	897	1395	1080	2044	9335	10025	9565	7905	6211	5380	4692	4005	3301	1474	1346	2340	1632	1403	2237	2011	1978	1760
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:47AM0.97m					11:05PM1.08m				12:11PM1.01m				00:19AM1.11m				1:10PM1.09m
Low Tide	4:33AM0.55m				4:46PM0.64m					5:57AM0.53m				6:15PM0.61m				6:59AM0.47m				7:15PM0.54m


	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	16
Feels °C	4	6	7	12	10	10	9	9	10	9	13	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	11	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 16	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
kJ	769	897	1395	1080	2044	9335	10025	9565	7905	6211	5380	4692	4005	3301	1474	1346	2340	1632	1403	2237	2011	1978	1760
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	WSW 12	SE 13	NNW 5	SSW 19	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	WSW 14	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	—	—
kJ	293	187	7	55	1242	58	37	37	37	36	—	6	5	5	1366	1222	5	538	653	5	5	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SW 22	WSW 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	—	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	17	17	19	241	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	34	5	5	—	5	5	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 8	SE 8	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	124	133	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	21	16	3	2	24	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Platboom Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	5	9	9	9	8	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	32	200	25	0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	15	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef		Platboom	The Hoek	Olifants Bos	Sunset	Big Bay	Big Bay	Thermopylae	Sunset	Sunset	Rocklands	Rocklands	Big Bay	Thermopylae	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	3		4	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Blackfellows Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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