Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.7° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
1052
1114
2599
2257
2228
1871
1716
1716
1568
1534
1240
1222
1110
987
848
928
835
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49AM0.09m
12:26PM0.07m
10:45AM0.08m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.01m
10:33AM0.07m
8:48PM0.02m
8:09PM0.03m
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cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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Temp °C
24
24
23
20
18
22
24
24
25
24
22
22
21
22
21
16
16
15
Feels °C
23
21
18
15
13
17
19
20
22
21
17
17
16
17
17
15
16
15
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