Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2
W
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2356
2037
1913
1640
1688
1470
1491
1554
1597
1885
1835
1960
1929
1902
1629
1291
1144
961
961
880
820
1444
845
857
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:05PM0.08m
11:53AM0.11m
11:26PM0.07m
12:13PM0.12m
11:39PM0.07m
12:35PM0.13m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.02m
6:18PM0.04m
5:16AM0.01m
6:45PM0.03m
5:31AM0.01m
7:10PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:25
5:24
5:23
2
5
1
Temp °C
23
21
21
21
24
25
25
23
21
20
19
20
25
26
26
24
24
23
23
23
23
15
15
15
18
15
15
14
17
19
21
18
14
13
12
13
18
20
22
18
17
16
15
14
15
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2356
2037
1913
1640
1688
1470
1491
1554
1597
1885
1835
1960
1929
1902
1629
1291
1144
961
961
880
820
1036
845
857
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NNE
4
1.5
WNW
7
Energy kJ
9
6
237
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.4
NE
3
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
N
4
1.5
NNW
6
2
W
14
1.5
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
15
17
25
19
11
21
15
51
56
4
118
116
83
5
16
30
30
50
181
1444
170
392
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
42
42
140
140
132
42
42
132
140
140
140
140
42
42
133
147
147
147
147
147
140
42
203
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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