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Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Long Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 421 | 341 | 399 | 339 | 427 | 528 | 499 | 534 | 701 | 690 | 552 | 488 | 473 | 519 | 386 | 324 | 455 | 980 | 614 | 794 | 1082 | 3597 | 5175 | 5425 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:30PM 1.06 | 9:43AM 1.08 | 10:33PM 1.04 | 11:22AM 1.15 | 11:57PM 1.12 | 12:22PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:09PM 0.55 | 3:05AM 0.54 | 4:21PM 0.57 | 4:57AM 0.52 | 5:54PM 0.47 | 6:07AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Long Beach (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 16 km from Long Beach). 1.1m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.9m 8s swell from the S and a 0.6m 3s local chop from the WNW as well as a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell from the SW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
16 km away, 28 min ago
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