Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is

15.6° C

Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Beach today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2713	2349	2230	2081	1805	1722	1507	1507	1354	1281	1240	768	784	683	784	744	534	460	394	379	302	285	218	214
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m
Low Tide		5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m


	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	8	9	11	12	10	10	10	10	10	11	13	15	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	2713	2349	2230	2081	1805	1722	1507	1507	1354	1281	1240	768	784	683	784	744	534	460	394	379	302	285	218	214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 12	W 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	9	17	37	34	82	110	141	136	132	118	116	324	172	169	175	160	116	114	114	112	108	73	71	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 15	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	SW 20	S 20	W 11	SW 12	W 12	SW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	—	9	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	15	7	152	72	178	12	28	41	40	40	39	35	34	33	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	77	133	170	189	207	236	269	269	248	287	244	236	261	306	259	194	228	228	235	248	204	162	131	91
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	24	24	24	24	24	12	12	12	6	6	6	1	2	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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