Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 786 | 1064 | 1480 | 2038 | 2421 | 3525 | 3534 | 3185 | 2633 | 2278 | 1983 | 1665 | 1363 | 1119 | 1014 | 827 | 732 | 643 | 496 | 473 | 355 | 556 | 662 | 558 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.55m | 3:58PM1.68m | 4:16AM1.51m | 4:29PM1.62m | 4:47AM1.44m | 4:59PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:49AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 418 | 1064 | 1480 | 2038 | 2421 | 3525 | 3534 | 3185 | 2633 | 2278 | 1983 | 1665 | 1363 | 1119 | 1014 | 384 | 732 | 643 | 496 | 473 | 355 | 349 | 263 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 289 | 29 | — | — | 735 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 827 | 251 | 196 | 156 | 104 | 50 | 31 | 23 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 786 | 648 | 651 | 778 | 799 | 903 | 861 | 681 | 674 | 684 | 542 | 470 | 459 | 530 | 457 | — | 13 | 45 | 105 | 215 | 346 | 556 | 662 | 558 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 161 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 83 | 175 | 409 | 186 | 76 |
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