
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1384 | 1240 | 1373 | 1498 | 1341 | 1273 | 1859 | 1833 | 2578 | 4334 | 3415 | 4640 | 2213 | 2118 | 4583 | 4206 | 3726 | 3614 | 2821 | 2750 | 2578 | 2411 | 3030 | 2680 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM0.09m | 2:13PM0.08m | 5:29AM0.09m | 12:57PM0.08m | 11:30AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.06m | 9:24PM0.01m | 9:56AM0.08m | 9:36PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
1384 | 1240 | 1373 | 1498 | 1341 | 1273 | 1859 | 1833 | 2578 | 4334 | 3415 | 4640 | 2212 | 2118 | 4583 | 4206 | 3726 | 3614 | 2821 | 2750 | 2578 | 2411 | 3030 | 2680 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | WNW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 19 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
49 | 8 | 48 | 30 | 475 | 750 | 691 | 1480 | 1416 | — | 1821 | 843 | 2213 | 1901 | 1169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 22 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNE 4 |
— | — | 45 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 118 | 113 | 200 | 277 | 276 | 336 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 140 | 140 | 206 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 98 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 140 | 147 | 205 | 329 |
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