Long Beach Surf Break

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C

1.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
2.5
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
1.3
SW
13
2.3
NW
7
1.4
SW
13
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1
SW
12
1.4
WNW
8
1
W
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
647
527
464
686
568
527
451
633
518
501
424
318
254
232
127
211
251
386
450
477
395
379
314
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:57PM1.40m
5:01AM1.33m
5:31PM1.40m
5:36AM1.30m
6:06PM1.39m
6:14AM1.25m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.20m
11:03PM0.32m
11:12AM0.21m
11:38PM0.33m
11:44AM0.24m
00:16AM0.35m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
4
4
6
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
6
8
7
9
9
8
7
8
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
Energy kJ
850
647
527
232
463
486
527
418
633
344
320
344
263
254
202
127
108
108
386
450
477
373
326
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
0.5
W
12
1.1
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.5
W
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
12
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
42
42
75
464
75
163
93
103
59
57
56
55
72
63
65
90
211
251
266
262
262
395
379
261
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
WSW
13
0.1
SW
19
0.5
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
WSW
11
Energy kJ
18
33
33
68
15
79
123
91
22
12
56
24
114
111
147
72
69
134
109
79
77
74
73
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
1.5
WNW
5
2
WNW
6
2
NW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
1.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
48
113
257
315
686
568
493
451
423
518
501
424
318
237
232
29
106
149
49
51
77
23
314
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
Distance (km)
32
349
285
218
186
66
32
32
32
13
9
32
32
27
32
32
32
32
11
32
14
13
27
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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