Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 46 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.37m | 12:30PM1.50m | 00:44AM1.26m | 1:18PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.16m | 5:57AM0.13m | 6:36PM0.26m | 6:41AM0.23m | 7:35PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 32 | — | 34 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | S 6 | — | S 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 170 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 100 | 151 | 63 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 131 | 342 | 62 | 90 |
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