Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
W
12
0.9
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2148
1848
1601
1382
1127
987
922
824
722
633
585
528
497
553
835
1549
1503
1697
1675
1531
1377
1358
1340
1455
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:16AM0.07m
2:19PM0.11m
2:01AM0.08m
2:31PM0.11m
2:50AM0.08m
2:40PM0.10m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.01m
8:46PM0.04m
7:53AM0.02m
8:59PM0.03m
8:27AM0.03m
9:18PM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
8
10
12
11
9
8
6
4
5
8
10
10
9
8
9
8
9
9
11
11
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