
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.91m | 7:51AM1.59m | 8:16PM1.91m | 8:43AM1.66m | 9:04PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM-0.01m | 1:38PM-0.14m | 2:18AM-0.06m | 2:28PM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
14 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 20 | 24 | — | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1899 | 1633 | 1718 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 825 | 825 | 518 | 1718 | 1603 | 1724 | 76 | 152 | 888 | 952 | 2035 | 1632 | 1654 |
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