Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.2
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3668
3427
2800
2305
2148
1848
1601
1382
1127
987
922
824
812
633
585
528
425
638
835
1549
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:16AM0.07m
2:19PM0.11m
2:01AM0.08m
2:31PM0.11m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.04m
7:16AM0.01m
8:46PM0.04m
7:53AM0.02m
8:59PM0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
10
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
6
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
10
11
12
12
9
8
7
5
7
8
10
10
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