Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 405 | 330 | 244 | 172 | 169 | 139 | 175 | 208 | 203 | 276 | 220 | 301 | 347 | 357 | 362 | 612 | 774 | 1052 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39AM0.11m | 1:57PM0.08m | 4:09AM0.10m | 1:36PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM-0.00m | 9:45AM0.06m | 8:39PM0.00m | 10:09AM0.07m | 8:50PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 405 | 330 | 244 | 172 | 169 | 139 | 114 | 208 | 203 | 276 | 220 | 301 | 347 | 357 | 362 | 612 | 774 | 1052 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | ESE 3 | WSW 11 | W 11 | NNW 4 | SW 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 58 | 84 | 82 | 154 | 150 | 135 | 175 | 68 | 69 | 29 | 69 | — | 1 | 47 | 57 | 3 | 97 | 408 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 38 | 37 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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