Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.33° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is

17.1°C

Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	4	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2284	1961	1846	1697	1452	1450	864	760	1088	923	840	675	488	382	375	297	292	286	893	1196	1291	1426	1384
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SW	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	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	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:58AM1.19m					8:36PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m
Low Tide					2:24PM0.50m				2:58AM0.48m				4:11PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:32PM0.40m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	17	17
Feels °C	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	11	15	18	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	2284	1961	1846	1697	1452	1450	864	760	1088	923	840	675	488	382	375	297	292	240	893	1196	1291	1426	1384
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SE 12	SE 12	W 18	W 18	W 16	S 18	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 6	SSE 6	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	141	103	102	71	60	38	37	37	37	6	6	6	6	5	6	47	110	286	85	43	10	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	E 14	—	SE 13	SE 13	W 18	W 18	W 18	—	—	W 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	3	3	3	23	—	4	—	7	7	6	6	6	—	—	5	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	—	SE 5	—	—	SE 4	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5
kJ	10	—	3	—	—	23	178	244	83	64	74	103	173	194	222	236	228	120	122	65	33	25	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	52	106	79	278	200	258	349	349	411	24	24	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kamer Van	Long Beach	Long Beach	Long Beach										Rocklands	Captains	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kamer Van	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3										2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hanalei Bay United States	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Boners United States	Buchupureo Chile	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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