Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1188
1249
970
706
625
661
480
600
488
437
609
246
545
473
405
330
281
203
169
135
175
208
203
280
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
W
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:47AM0.13m
1:44PM0.08m
3:12AM0.12m
1:55PM0.08m
3:39AM0.11m
1:57PM0.08m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.04m
8:02PM-0.01m
9:24AM0.05m
8:21PM-0.00m
9:45AM0.06m
8:39PM0.00m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
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7:27
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Temp °C
9
8
8
11
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
17
20
22
22
21
20
18
17
20
23
25
23
22
Feels °C
3
3
3
7
13
14
11
13
13
11
10
12
17
20
20
18
17
15
14
17
19
22
23
19
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