Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 488 | 439 | 351 | 320 | 249 | 284 | 303 | 480 | 748 | 1197 | 1494 | 1474 | 1326 | 1092 | 974 | 799 | 786 | 1154 | 1222 | 1363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.09m | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:36PM1.09m | 11:29AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.52m | 4:21PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:55PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 455 | 488 | 439 | 293 | 282 | 249 | 249 | 303 | 480 | 748 | 1197 | 1494 | 1474 | 1326 | 1092 | 974 | 799 | 786 | 1154 | 1222 | 1363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 159 | 159 | 198 | 161 | 127 | 284 | 202 | 99 | 77 | 60 | 67 | 60 | 61 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SE 9 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 58 | 86 | — | 51 | 156 | 114 | 70 | 47 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 19 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 143 | 235 | 351 | 320 | 239 | 155 | 128 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 389 | 389 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
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