Long Beach surf break

Long Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 SAST
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (01 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
2.2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
974
1258
1290
1336
1182
1008
799
731
511
459
672
721
1216
1269
1211
1272
1432
1044
1125
1516
1416
1229
1201
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
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
3:59PM1.34m
4:04AM1.35m
4:34PM1.32m
4:39AM1.31m
5:10PM1.30m
5:14AM1.26m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.21m
10:02PM0.33m
10:21AM0.23m
10:37PM0.36m
10:55AM0.26m
11:13PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
18
17
17
11
11
10
7
6
6
7
6
4
4
5
3
6
4
4
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
771
974
1258
1290
1336
1182
1008
799
731
511
415
297
721
1216
1269
1211
940
850
772
689
561
448
433
369
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SSW
14
1
SW
10
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
17
35
14
33
12
12
5
78
149
334
225
396
188
191
149
116
86
56
53
33
33
33
33
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.8
SW
10
1
W
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
24
107
136
240
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
74
276
196
459
672
565
664
677
763
1272
1432
1044
1125
1516
1416
1229
1201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
2
1
4
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
6
24
79
79
389
79
49
39
200
202
202
1104
918
227
162
162
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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