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Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9732 | 7808 | 7276 | 7627 | 7506 | 6837 | 5549 | 4732 | 4206 | 3314 | 1643 | 1408 | 2313 | 2334 | 1462 | 1228 | 851 | 1021 | 724 | 852 | 749 | 746 | 638 | 638 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | glass | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 1.36 | 5:32PM 1.25 | 5:39AM 1.25 | 6:05PM 1.15 | 6:13AM 1.14 | 6:49PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:02PM 0.30 | 11:23AM 0.28 | 11:30PM 0.39 | 11:53AM 0.39 | 12:02AM 0.50 | 12:29PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
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