Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2541 | 2350 | 2317 | 2027 | 2027 | 1998 | 2322 | 2761 | 2992 | 2954 | 2886 | 2699 | 1860 | 1626 | 1409 | 1275 | 1137 | 964 | 1224 | 1005 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03AM0.10m | 1:51PM0.10m | 2:37AM0.10m | 2:02PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.02m | 7:56AM0.03m | 8:11PM0.01m | 8:24AM0.04m | 8:28PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2541 | 2350 | 2317 | 2027 | 2027 | 1998 | 2322 | 2761 | 2992 | 2954 | 2886 | 2699 | 1860 | 1626 | 1409 | 1275 | 1137 | 964 | 1224 | 1005 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 27 | 213 | 25 | 24 | 117 | 375 | 227 | 855 | 949 | 891 | 726 | 628 | 465 | 434 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 87 | — | 375 | 372 | — | 31 | 31 | 17 | — | 6 | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | NE 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | N 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 16 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 127 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
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