Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1339 | 837 | 596 | 440 | 587 | 734 | 294 | 145 | 137 | 146 | 172 | 211 | 379 | 352 | 304 | 357 | 382 | 521 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.32m | 1:35PM1.43m | 1:53AM1.43m | 2:15PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.35m | 7:23AM0.23m | 7:50PM0.20m | 8:04AM0.12m | 8:31PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1339 | 837 | 596 | 440 | 587 | 734 | 294 | 145 | 137 | 114 | 172 | 172 | 379 | 352 | 304 | 357 | 382 | 521 | 725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 17 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 439 | 488 | 404 | 198 | 27 | 224 | 121 | 117 | 146 | 144 | 211 | 40 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | S 7 | S 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 67 | 104 | 77 | 37 | 52 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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