Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
2.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
1155
1491
1569
1404
1381
1272
1111
1007
929
897
866
770
770
600
1021
1037
946
932
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
50
SE
55
SE
45
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
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
5:59PM1.27m
6:22AM1.13m
6:35PM1.13m
7:07AM1.01m
7:27PM1.00m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.41m
12:19PM0.50m
00:52AM0.53m
1:01PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
6
4
4
3
5
5
5
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
6
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