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 4PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1516 | 2050 | 1932 | 1942 | 1791 | 1494 | 1149 | 1025 | 1281 | 1025 | 1025 | 1025 | 1092 | 1074 | 1154 | 766 | 943 | 1267 | 1282 | 1061 | 942 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:18AM1.51m | 3:27PM1.61m | 3:48AM1.48m | 3:56PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1516 | 2050 | 1932 | 1942 | 1791 | 1494 | 1149 | 1025 | 1281 | 1025 | 1025 | 1025 | 1092 | 1074 | 1154 | 766 | 943 | 634 | 1282 | 1061 | 942 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 887 | 598 | 1111 | 874 | 608 | 703 | 604 | 424 | 3 | 83 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 179 | 222 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 68 | 35 | 1267 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 186 | 9 | 9 |
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