Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2655 | 2503 | 2262 | 2180 | 1857 | 1903 | 1579 | 1914 | 1932 | 1942 | 1791 | 1494 | 1226 | 1025 | 1281 | 1188 | 1025 | 1111 | 929 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.50m | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:18AM1.51m | 3:27PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.03m | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2655 | 2503 | 2262 | 2180 | 1857 | 1903 | 1579 | 1914 | 1932 | 1942 | 1791 | 1494 | 1226 | 1025 | 1281 | 1188 | 1025 | 1111 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 7 | 32 | 31 | — | — | 887 | 598 | 1111 | 874 | 608 | 703 | 499 | 424 | 3 | 83 | 49 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | E 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 179 | 222 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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