Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2.5
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2386
1856
1585
3051
1407
3139
3815
2988
6013
6467
6861
6587
6319
5961
5842
5607
5841
4834
7969
7675
6287
5299
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
NW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:20AM0.08m
12:19PM0.08m
11:30AM0.09m
11:21AM0.10m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.08m
8:32PM0.02m
8:09PM0.03m
7:16PM0.03m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
15
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
9
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
10
7
3
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
5
10
9
7
8
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