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Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Long Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
2070 | 1984 | 1980 | 1770 | 1146 | 954 | 1121 | 911 | 1163 | 1201 | 799 | 1116 | 1060 | 835 | 1044 | 1410 | 2133 | 2136 | 1924 | 1622 | 1435 | 1301 | 1143 | 1111 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.15m | 6:44PM1.12m | 6:51AM1.07m | 7:49PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:58AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 412 | 469 | 357 | 304 | 282 | 336 | 1121 | 911 | 1163 | 1201 | 799 | 484 | 476 | 835 | 1044 | 1410 | 2133 | 2136 | 1924 | 1622 | 1435 | 1301 | 1143 | 1111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 243 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 357 | 295 | 202 | 99 | 437 | 474 | 434 | 246 | 503 | 759 | 461 | 324 | 760 | 587 | 104 | 169 | 158 | 633 | 496 | 451 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | S 8 | NW 12 | S 11 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 17 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 104 | 173 | 275 | 44 | 100 | 134 | 6 | 63 | 447 | 379 | 378 | 244 | 72 | — | — | — | 140 | 183 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2070 | 1984 | 1980 | 1770 | 1146 | 954 | — | — | 463 | 404 | 309 | 1116 | 1060 | — | 321 | 245 | — | 13 | 760 | 846 | 865 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 161 | 672 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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