Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Long Beach today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (31 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1118
929
929
888
851
878
891
1227
2552
3259
4432
4922
5066
5005
4562
4122
3924
3812
2624
2457
4385
3474
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35PM0.13m
1:11AM0.07m
1:55PM0.12m
1:43AM0.08m
2:13PM0.12m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.01m
8:16PM0.03m
6:58AM0.01m
8:27PM0.03m
7:31AM0.01m
8:40PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
5
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
8
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
12
13
10
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
6
5
3
5
7
9
8
5
4
4
3
3
5
3
5
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