Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
590
486
486
486
543
552
535
535
576
488
378
395
744
732
710
702
712
526
608
822
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
W
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM1.53m
5:13AM1.39m
5:34PM1.52m
5:47AM1.34m
6:08PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.12m
11:13PM0.20m
11:16AM0.16m
11:47PM0.22m
11:48AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
19
17
17
18
17
16
15
13
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
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