Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 507 | 458 | 444 | 386 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 167 | 137 | 91 | 75 | 79 | 172 | 711 | 1011 | 1016 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:45AM1.33m | 6:02PM1.37m | 6:37AM1.21m | 7:01PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.30m | 00:23AM0.31m | 12:41PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 507 | 458 | 444 | 386 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 80 | 137 | 91 | 75 | 49 | 172 | 711 | 1011 | 1016 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 136 | 100 | — | 9 | 192 | 170 | 96 | 153 | 147 | 97 | 59 | 167 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 79 | 109 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | — | W 16 | N 6 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | NW 15 | SE 11 | NW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | NW 5 | — | W 13 | ESE 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 52 | — | — | — | 8 | 59 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | — | 3 | 10 | 196 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | N 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 95 | 188 | 555 | 2 | 35 | 45 | 85 | 131 | 111 | — | 51 | 41 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 37 | 76 | 278 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
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