
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1716 | 1546 | 1534 | 1240 | 1222 | 1110 | 987 | 943 | 983 | 928 | 972 | 1034 | 943 | 975 | 1822 | 4113 | 5179 | 5220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45AM0.08m | 11:10AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.02m | 8:09PM0.03m | 7:01PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
1716 | 1546 | 1534 | 1240 | 1222 | 1110 | 987 | 943 | 983 | 928 | 972 | 1034 | 943 | 975 | 1822 | 4113 | 5179 | 5220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | W 26 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | — |
8 | 15 | — | — | 13 | 11 | 5 | 141 | 87 | 165 | 368 | 224 | 309 | 738 | 614 | — | 1789 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 24 | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 26 | 22 | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | — | 21 | 27 | 35 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 132 | 140 | 140 | 205 | 206 | 206 | 0 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 127 | 289 | 127 | 5 |
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