Long Beach Surf Break

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
11
4
SW
18
4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1289
1273
1494
1610
1570
1547
1524
1422
843
1249
905
1067
1060
1026
1059
1112
880
551
448
778
2221
1985
9180
10175
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13AM1.13m
8:44PM1.30m
9:20AM1.06m
9:45PM1.24m
10:32AM1.04m
10:48PM1.21m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.41m
3:20AM0.44m
3:17PM0.50m
4:28AM0.46m
4:27PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
22
20
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
18
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
13
Feels °C
19
18
17
17
19
17
19
19
19
17
14
13
13
12
11
9
11
9
9
8
10
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
11
4
SW
18
4
SW
17
Energy kJ
1289
1273
1494
1610
1570
1547
1524
1422
843
1249
905
1067
1060
1026
1059
1112
880
551
448
778
2221
1759
9180
10175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1.1
SW
14
0.1
SE
8
1
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.2
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.3
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
1.6
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
26
33
21
11
6
11
6
6
520
3
284
108
104
18
291
226
318
341
75
635
1985
2397
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
11
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
9
14
3
7
6
6
11
9
735
350
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
6
15
6
6
18
31
52
65
91
222
328
389
93
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
4
6
6
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
9
9
11
11
22
32
32
9
13
186
278
186
22
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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3
3
4
4
4
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9
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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