Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is

17.3°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue morning).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2020	2284	1961	1723	1697	1651	1357	864	760	1094	1316	907	675	447	382	375	297	292	240	893	1179	1342	1370	1329
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	W	SSW	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:58AM1.19m					8:36PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.41m					2:24PM0.50m				2:58AM0.48m				4:11PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:32PM0.40m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	8	9	9	8	9	10	10	9	11	12	16	17	16	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	2020	2284	1961	1723	1697	1651	1357	864	760	1094	6	907	675	447	382	375	297	292	240	893	1179	1342	1370	1329
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 18	SE 12	SE 12	W 18	W 16	W 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 6	SE 6	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	105	141	103	102	71	60	38	37	37	37	6	6	5	6	5	5	47	110	236	63	33	10	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	E 14	—	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 9	W 18	W 18	—	—	W 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	3	3	3	3	22	—	4	—	7	7	8	6	6	—	—	5	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	SE 5	—	—	ESE 9	S 5	S 6	SE 5	SSW 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	SE 6	—	SE 5
kJ	17	15	—	3	—	—	17	143	229	60	1316	48	78	143	178	228	248	193	109	98	—	36	—	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	428	349	79	79	79	79	202	349	349	349	24	24	2	1	1	9	0	0	15	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Long Beach	Big Bay	Long Beach	Long Beach											Rocklands	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Sunset	The Hoek	Hout Bay	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3											2	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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