Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 ACDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
3
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121414131313131313131314141415151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314314268303648630444437543543466405352569589507658685714695676589589589
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
0
SW
20
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.11
1:17AM
0.12
12:15PM
0.04
1:40AM
0.13
12:49PM
0.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
0.02
9:34AM
0.04
5:37PM
0.02
9:21AM
0.04
6:21PM
0.01
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--6:07-------6:07-------6:09-----
Sunset------8:31-------8:31-------8:30-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516181918191715141622222122242019192627262625
Feels °C (?)1191113121012131091219181617181615152226222220
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Long Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Long Beach at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest