Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is

14.4°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (27 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night).
	Sunday 27								Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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)	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1531	1291	2190	2967	2650	1643	1326	875	734	578	521	561	592	814	916	735	601	601	713	661	596	724	828	569
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:18AM1.54m				3:29PM1.68m				3:51AM1.55m				4:02PM1.67m				4:25AM1.51m				4:38PM1.61m
Low Tide				9:19AM0.06m				9:45PM-0.02m				9:51AM0.06m				10:19PM-0.00m				10:26AM0.10m				10:55PM0.06m


	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	17	17	15	13	12	12	13	16	22	23	22	21
Feels °C	10	7	6	5	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	7	9	8	7	6	6	6	8	12	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1531	1291	2190	2967	938	1643	1326	875	734	578	489	497	383	365	299	247	218	215	171	184	253	335	369	321
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 8	WSW 13	S 8	S 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	—	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	140	142	103	277	149	5	10	10	34	76	132	189	109	74	42	—	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 7	SE 6	—	SSW 14	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	141	312	105	—	2650	171	238	292	389	405	521	561	592	814	916	735	601	601	713	661	596	724	828	569
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Donkin Bay West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Crons Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	2
Distance (km)	258	349	349	202	466	349	328	39	39	24	24	12	24	24	24	12	6	3	1	1	1	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town								Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Captains	Captains	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Van Riebeek	Sunset	The Hoek	The Hoek	Noordhoek	Sunset	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)								4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Doring Bay West Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	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	Sunset Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Charleston New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	7	5	9	8	7	7	6

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