Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2454
2185
2078
1978
1742
1665
1789
2294
3676
4271
3903
3165
2536
2185
1835
1735
1291
1054
882
466
458
427
476
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:28PM1.15m
8:04AM0.99m
8:30PM1.04m
9:46AM0.92m
10:24PM0.98m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.51m
1:54AM0.54m
1:55PM0.63m
3:17AM0.62m
3:49PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
11
9
9
10
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