
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5212 | 6448 | 6136 | 4771 | 4468 | 2424 | 2006 | 1537 | 1228 | 1103 | 918 | 890 | 804 | 703 | 614 | 792 | 963 | 2154 | 2369 | 2113 | 2130 | 2196 | 1775 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.25m | 5:54AM1.16m | 6:03PM1.13m | 6:41AM1.05m | 6:53PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:41PM0.39m | 11:53AM0.50m | 00:19AM0.50m | 12:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
5212 | 6448 | 6136 | 4771 | 4468 | 2424 | 2006 | 1537 | 1011 | 878 | 851 | 656 | 804 | 703 | 603 | 792 | 963 | 2154 | 2369 | 2113 | 2130 | 2196 | 1775 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | 396 | 1415 | 1236 | 1174 | 1228 | 1103 | — | — | 574 | 565 | 614 | 443 | 379 | 240 | 204 | 130 | 32 | — | 711 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
39 | 128 | 211 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 918 | 890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 112 | 14 | 411 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 24 | 608 | 106 |
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