Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
16
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2117
1737
2151
1869
1591
1431
1305
1074
1031
811
653
573
493
451
433
933
989
3549
2800
4634
6899
7374
5918
5918
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:53AM0.10m
12:52PM0.10m
1:18AM0.11m
1:01PM0.09m
1:45AM0.12m
1:10PM0.09m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.02m
6:56PM0.01m
7:24AM0.02m
7:08PM0.00m
7:49AM0.03m
7:24PM-0.00m
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
7
9
1
Temp °C
18
16
17
17
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
11
12
13
12
13
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
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