Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
9
2.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
626
509
456
369
241
307
328
300
352
812
799
574
689
625
734
798
897
549
1257
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:37PM1.59m
5:54AM1.39m
6:19PM1.52m
6:37AM1.28m
7:00PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.16m
12:00PM0.16m
00:39AM0.24m
12:39PM0.27m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
13
13
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