Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
546
305
465
394
335
326
352
569
549
595
461
499
577
1038
1370
1941
933
905
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
20
S
15
S
15
ESE
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:05PM1.51m
3:14AM1.47m
3:33PM1.59m
3:44AM1.50m
4:01PM1.63m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.17m
9:22AM0.09m
9:44PM0.11m
9:49AM0.06m
10:14PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
16
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
11
13
13
14
10
8
8
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