Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5645 | 5457 | 6507 | 6972 | 7539 | 8544 | 11610 | 9684 | 11581 | 12338 | 10165 | 10441 | 10311 | 9565 | 8854 | 8208 | 8208 | 8787 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:50PM0.03m | 12:54PM0.13m | 00:01AM0.05m | 1:08PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.03m | 4:42AM0.02m | 8:30PM0.04m | 5:33AM0.01m | 8:00PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5645 | 5457 | 6507 | — | 989 | 2977 | 11610 | — | 11581 | 12338 | 10165 | 10441 | 10311 | 9565 | 8854 | 8208 | 8208 | 8787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 733 | 655 | 582 | 6972 | 7539 | 8544 | 10029 | 9684 | 9592 | 9403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 204 | 205 | 396 | 385 | 411 | 900 | 400 | 212 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 |
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