
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
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1503 | 1697 | 1611 | 1376 | 1237 | 1358 | 1559 | 2292 | 2460 | 2357 | 2098 | 1848 | 1619 | 1491 | 1450 | 1240 | 1096 | 1336 | 518 | 1862 | 2004 | 1921 | 2402 | 6883 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50AM0.08m | 2:40PM0.10m | 3:40AM0.08m | 2:46PM0.09m | 4:41AM0.08m | 2:46PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.03m | 9:18PM0.02m | 9:04AM0.05m | 9:40PM0.02m | 9:31AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | SW 14 |
1503 | 1697 | 1611 | 1376 | 1237 | 1358 | 1559 | 2292 | 2460 | 2357 | 2098 | 1848 | 1619 | 1491 | 1450 | 1240 | 1096 | 980 | 518 | — | — | 1921 | — | 6883 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1336 | 126 | 1862 | 2004 | — | 2402 | 4974 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 132 | 202 | 194 | 140 | 203 | 147 | 203 | 204 | 385 | 212 | 212 | 212 |
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