Long Beach Surf Break

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C

1.7°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
1.3
SSW
13
2.4
WNW
7
1.3
SW
13
2.2
NW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.1
SW
12
1.5
WNW
8
0.9
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1243
1005
850
647
527
569
687
555
578
581
515
579
463
388
303
244
198
165
211
251
549
512
485
395
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:57PM1.40m
5:01AM1.33m
5:31PM1.40m
5:36AM1.30m
6:06PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.20m
11:03PM0.32m
11:12AM0.21m
11:38PM0.33m
11:44AM0.24m
00:16AM0.35m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<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>
5:47
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
6
4
3
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
8
7
6
6
7
5
4
5
5
8
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.7
SW
8
1
SW
9
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
8
Energy kJ
1243
1005
850
647
527
505
455
555
466
581
362
319
344
344
303
220
163
138
67
159
266
262
427
329
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
12
1.3
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
Energy kJ
25
20
42
42
75
53
75
216
57
39
34
130
102
79
89
90
198
165
211
251
82
80
262
395
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
10
0.6
ESE
13
0.2
S
11
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
5
17
18
33
33
15
15
79
95
61
40
31
58
58
114
111
75
165
68
113
9
29
75
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
1
W
5
1.4
WNW
5
2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.5
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
16
47
99
265
569
687
528
578
566
515
579
463
388
276
244
16
28
124
122
549
512
485
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
9
9
32
349
328
218
186
66
66
32
32
13
9
32
32
27
27
27
32
32
11
11
9
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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