
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 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1396 | 1240 | 1222 | 1110 | 1093 | 998 | 983 | 983 | 1030 | 1034 | 1005 | 975 | 1822 | 4065 | 2962 | 5220 | 6261 | 6892 | 5772 | 5046 | 4821 | 3684 | 2650 | 2691 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:45AM0.08m | 11:10AM0.09m | 1:11AM0.06m | 11:37AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.03m | 7:01PM0.03m | 4:57AM0.05m | 6:34PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1396 | 1240 | 1222 | 1110 | 1093 | 998 | 983 | 983 | 1030 | 1034 | 1005 | 975 | 1822 | 4065 | 2962 | 5220 | 6261 | 6892 | 5772 | 5046 | 4821 | 3684 | 2650 | 2691 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 26 | NW 5 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 |
— | — | 13 | 10 | 22 | 141 | 87 | 165 | 368 | 224 | 309 | 738 | 614 | — | 1398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1176 | 2023 | 2065 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 24 | NNW 4 | SW 24 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 26 | 22 | 2 | 87 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 21 | 18 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 140 | 132 | 289 | 206 | 212 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 127 | 289 | 289 | 193 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 203 | 56 | 98 | 0 |
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