Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7019 | 6807 | 5995 | 4546 | 4363 | 4838 | 6163 | 7008 | 6705 | 6163 | 5730 | 5239 | 4561 | 3883 | 3398 | 2845 | 2494 | 2076 | 1723 | 1365 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM0.13m | 1:22PM0.08m | 2:23AM0.13m | 1:34PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.00m | 8:21AM0.03m | 7:24PM-0.00m | 8:43AM0.04m | 7:43PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7019 | 6807 | 5995 | — | — | — | 6163 | 7008 | 6705 | 6163 | 5730 | 5239 | 4561 | 3883 | 3398 | 2845 | 2494 | 2076 | 1723 | 1365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6017 | 5559 | 4925 | 4546 | 4363 | 4838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 75 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 900 | 411 | 385 | 289 | 289 | 205 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 212 | 289 | 212 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 310 | 340 | 348 | 295 |
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