Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
2
SE
7
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
418
302
285
218
232
214
157
125
122
105
98
177
202
188
182
162
156
156
149
137
192
350
694
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
N
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:48PM1.35m
2:02AM1.49m
2:40PM1.46m
2:54AM1.54m
3:27PM1.55m
3:42AM1.56m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.26m
8:27AM0.09m
8:48PM0.17m
9:14AM0.03m
9:38PM0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
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