Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
1
0
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.3
SE
7
1
SW
23
1.3
SW
22
1.6
SW
21
1.7
SW
20
1.8
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
20
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3337
1561
1420
876
669
569
1055
1542
2150
2207
2339
2344
2267
2375
2595
2311
2201
2058
3954
3538
3262
2535
2178
2228
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
0
NNW
5
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:00AM1.45m
2:32PM1.51m
2:47AM1.53m
3:14PM1.62m
3:29AM1.56m
3:53PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.10m
8:44PM0.13m
9:02AM0.02m
9:27PM0.05m
9:40AM-0.01m
10:08PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
15
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
24
21
20
20
Feels °C
4
4
6
6
9
9
7
8
8
7
9
12
15
18
15
16
16
17
17
17
18
20
18
16
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