Long Beach

Choose a time

Wind, swell and tide stay separate.

Total sea1.8 m11 s · SPower unavailable

Wind6 km/hNWGust 15 km/h

Tide0.6 mFallingLAT

Air / water15°C/16°Cair / modelled sea

Forecast timelinedrag or use arrow keysChoose a time

OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Current conditions

Long Beach live cameras

Camera unavailable

Live

Long Beach camera

Seven-day detail

The numbers behind the call

Every signal at each model timestamp for the day selected above — the evidence for the verdicts.

Next updateDaylightAfter dark

Surf outlook, wave, swell, wind, tide and temperature aligned at each model forecast time. All times are South African Standard Time.
When	Outlook	Total sea	Swell 1	Swell 2	Wind	Tide	Water & air
02:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from S · moderate offshore wind	1.7 m7 s · from S~10 kW/m power≈1.3 m – 1.7 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.9 m · agree	1.3 m6 s · from SModel component	0.6 m9 s · from SWSecondary component	19 km/h SEGust 28 km/hModerate wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	14°CModel sea18°C air
03:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from S · light offshore wind	1.7 m7 s · from S~11 kW/m power≈1.3 m – 1.8 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.9 m · agree	1.3 m6 s · from SModel component	0.7 m8 s · from SWSecondary component	13 km/h EGust 34 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	14°CModel sea17°C air
04:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from S · glassy	1.7 m7 s · from S~11 kW/m power≈1.3 m – 1.8 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.8 m · agree	1.4 m6 s · from SModel component	0.7 m7 s · from SWSecondary component	9 km/h EGust 24 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	14°CModel sea17°C air
05:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from S · glassy	1.7 m8 s · from S~11 kW/m power≈1.4 m – 1.9 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.8 m · agree	1.4 m6 s · from SModel component	0.7 m7 s · from SSecondary component	6 km/h EGust 16 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	14°CModel sea17°C air
06:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from S · glassy	1.7 m8 s · from S~11 kW/m power≈1.4 m – 1.9 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.8 m · agree	1.4 m6 s · from SModel component	0.6 m9 s · from SSecondary component	5 km/h NEGust 12 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	14°CModel sea16°C air
07:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from S · glassy	1.7 m8 s · from S~11 kW/m power≈1.4 m – 1.9 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.7 m · agree	1.4 m6 s · from SModel component	0.6 m11 s · from SSecondary component	7 km/h NWGust 11 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	14°CModel sea16°C air
08:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from S · glassy	1.7 m8 s · from S~11 kW/m power≈1.4 m – 1.9 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.7 m · agree	1.4 m6 s · from SModel component	0.5 m12 s · from SSecondary component	9 km/h NWGust 18 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	15°CModel sea16°C air
09:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from S · glassy	1.7 m8 s · from S~11 kW/m power≈1.4 m – 1.9 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.7 m · agree	1.4 m6 s · from SModel component	0.6 m13 s · from SSecondary component	9 km/h NWGust 20 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	15°CModel sea17°C air
10:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Wind swellshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · wind swell from S · glassy	1.6 m9 s · from S~11 kW/m power≈1.4 m – 1.9 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.6–1.7 m · agree	1.3 m6 s · from SModel component	0.6 m13 s · from SSecondary component	6 km/h NWGust 21 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	15°CModel sea17°C air
11:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Wind swellshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · wind swell from S · glassy	1.6 m9 s · from S~12 kW/m power≈1.4 m – 1.8 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.6–1.7 m · agree	1.3 m6 s · from SModel component	0.7 m13 s · from SSecondary component	4 km/h NWGust 18 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	15°CModel sea19°C air
12:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Wind swellshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · wind swell from S · glassy	1.7 m9 s · from S~12 kW/m power≈1.3 m – 1.8 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.8 m · agree	1.3 m6 s · from SModel component	0.8 m12 s · from SSecondary component	5 km/h WGust 17 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	15°CModel sea19°C air
13:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Choppy intervalshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · short-period chop from SE · light onshore wind	1.7 m10 s · from S~13 kW/m power≈1.3 m – 1.7 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.8 m · agree	1.3 m6 s · from SEModel component	0.9 m12 s · from SWSecondary component	10 km/h WGust 23 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	15°CModel sea18°C air
14:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Wind swellshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · wind swell from SE · light onshore wind	1.7 m10 s · from S~14 kW/m power≈1.3 m – 1.7 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.9 m · agree	1.2 m6 s · from SEModel component	1.1 m11 s · from SWSecondary component	10 km/h NWGust 26 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	15°CModel sea17°C air
15:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Wind swellshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · wind swell from S · light onshore wind	1.7 m10 s · from S~15 kW/m power≈1.4 m – 1.9 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–1.9 m · agree	1.3 m8 s · from SModel component	1.1 m10 s · from SSecondary component	10 km/h NWGust 26 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	15°CModel sea17°C air
16:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Poorly aligned swellshoulder-to-head-high faces (est.) · mixed swell from S · light onshore wind · high tide	1.8 m10 s · from S~16 kW/m power≈1.6 m – 2.2 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–2.0 m · agree	1.3 m10 s · from SModel component	1.1 m8 s · from SSecondary component	9 km/h NWGust 26 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	16°CModel sea16°C air
17:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Poorly aligned swellhead-high to overhead faces (est.) · groundswell from SW · glassy · mid tide	1.8 m11 s · from S~17 kW/m power≈1.7 m – 2.4 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–2.0 m · close	1.3 m11 s · from SWModel component	1.1 m6 s · from SESecondary component	7 km/h NWGust 24 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	16°CModel sea16°C air
18:00Thu 24 SepDaylight	Poorly aligned swellhead-high to overhead faces (est.) · groundswell from SW · glassy · low tide	1.8 m11 s · from S~17 kW/m power≈1.8 m – 2.5 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.8–2.1 m · close	1.4 m12 s · from SWModel component	1.0 m6 s · from SESecondary component	6 km/h NWGust 18 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	16°CModel sea15°C air
19:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Poorly aligned swellhead-high to overhead faces (est.) · groundswell from SW · glassy · low tide	1.8 m11 s · from S~18 kW/m power≈1.9 m – 2.6 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.8–2.1 m · close	1.5 m11 s · from SWModel component	1.0 m5 s · from SESecondary component	6 km/h NWGust 15 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	16°CModel sea15°C air
20:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Poorly aligned swellhead-high to overhead faces (est.) · groundswell from SW · glassy · low tide	1.8 m11 s · from S~19 kW/m power≈2.0 m – 2.7 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.8–2.1 m · close	1.6 m11 s · from SWModel component	1.0 m5 s · from SESecondary component	5 km/h WGust 14 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	16°CModel sea14°C air
21:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Poorly aligned swellhead-high to overhead faces (est.) · groundswell from SW · glassy · low tide	1.9 m11 s · from S~19 kW/m power≈2.0 m – 2.7 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.8–2.1 m · close	1.6 m11 s · from SWModel component	1.0 m5 s · from SESecondary component	6 km/h NWGust 14 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	16°CModel sea14°C air
22:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Poorly aligned swellhead-high to overhead faces (est.) · groundswell from SW · glassy · low tide	1.9 m11 s · from S~19 kW/m power≈2.0 m – 2.7 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.8–2.1 m · close	1.6 m11 s · from SWModel component	0.9 m6 s · from SESecondary component	7 km/h NWGust 16 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	16°CModel sea14°C air
23:00Thu 24 SepAfter dark	Poorly aligned swellhead-high to overhead faces (est.) · groundswell from SW · glassy · mid tide	1.9 m11 s · from S~20 kW/m power≈2.0 m – 2.7 m breaking faces (est.)3 models · 1.7–2.1 m · close	1.6 m11 s · from SWModel component	0.9 m6 s · from SESecondary component	8 km/h NWGust 17 km/hLight wind speed	—Prediction unavailableLAT	16°CModel sea14°C air