Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.7
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
380
558
331
450
387
387
292
281
204
163
160
128
128
177
145
134
104
150
361
911
1511
3371
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:03PM1.68m
3:31AM1.55m
3:41PM1.66m
4:10AM1.52m
4:23PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.09m
9:22PM-0.05m
9:31AM0.08m
10:00PM-0.02m
10:12AM0.12m
10:41PM0.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:08
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7:09
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Temp °C
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
10
13
12
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
12
12
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