Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3021
2322
1885
1695
1045
1045
2061
3371
4451
5076
4760
4462
4505
5225
5934
6756
7540
8175
10299
8107
8665
8902
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:43PM0.09m
2:29AM0.11m
1:45PM0.09m
3:02AM0.11m
1:38PM0.08m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.03m
7:54PM0.01m
8:29AM0.04m
8:05PM0.00m
8:54AM0.05m
8:16PM-0.00m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
14
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
10
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
4
5
5
6
7
8
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