Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is

16.0° C

Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Beach today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2754	3716	3785	3220	3125	2576	2576	3219	2187	2805	2507	2313	2049	2017	1722	1507	1507	1333	1311	1114	1096	939	615	689
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m
Low Tide		4:04AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m


	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	17	15	15
Feels °C	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	6	7	7	6	6	7	8	7	8	11	12	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12
kJ	2754	3716	3785	3220	3125	2576	2576	3219	2187	2805	2507	2313	2049	2017	1722	1507	1507	1333	1311	1114	1096	939	615	689
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SE 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	54	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	1130	9	17	37	60	82	110	141	136	132	155	152	152	172	178	175
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	SW 20	S 20	W 13	SW 18	SW 12	SSW 18
kJ	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	15	7	32	12	175	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 4	—	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	320	—	—	—	—	35	35	—	25	31	47	116	133	164	182	202	214	205	224	228	178	167	212	200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	24	24	24	24	106	162	24	24	24	6	24	24	24	24	24	12	6	6	6	2	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Rocklands	Rocklands	Rocklands	Rocklands			Rocklands	Haakgat	Big Bay	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Captains	Beach Road	Captains	Van Riebeek
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5			4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Brak River Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5

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