Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
4
3
4
4
3
3
1
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0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1349
1116
1067
1050
1144
1346
1733
1657
3905
3532
3143
3009
2670
2356
1990
1811
1783
1551
1230
1211
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:55AM0.04m
12:00PM0.11m
00:03AM0.05m
12:16PM0.12m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.03m
3:31AM0.04m
7:47PM0.03m
4:46AM0.03m
7:26PM0.03m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
2
4
5
5
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
13
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
10
10
11
10
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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