Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.8°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1831
1493
1204
1002
824
722
587
560
433
419
397
446
521
617
607
655
632
621
536
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
0
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM1.31m
2:13AM1.33m
2:37PM1.42m
2:44AM1.41m
3:05PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.34m
8:27AM0.21m
8:46PM0.25m
8:54AM0.14m
9:15PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
12
13
15
20
22
23
22
21
20
18
18
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
5
6
6
8
11
18
20
20
21
21
17
15
15
14
15
16
15
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