Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 357 | 362 | 612 | 874 | 1052 | 1240 | 2388 | 2354 | 2049 | 1871 | 1546 | 1716 | 1568 | 1396 | 1258 | 1222 | 1110 | 987 | 943 | 928 | 835 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:36PM0.07m | 4:49AM0.09m | 12:26PM0.07m | 10:45AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.07m | 8:50PM0.01m | 10:33AM0.07m | 8:48PM0.02m | 8:09PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 347 | 357 | 362 | 612 | 874 | 1052 | 1240 | 2388 | 2354 | 2049 | 1871 | 1546 | 1716 | 1568 | 1396 | 1258 | 1222 | 1110 | 987 | 943 | 928 | 835 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 4 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | W 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 46 | 7 | 75 | 408 | 826 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | 13 | 26 | 22 | 141 | 87 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 24 | — | 16 | 19 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 132 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 140 | 42 | 98 | 0 | 56 | 132 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 194 | 203 | 289 | 202 |
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