Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 02 May 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1144
975
975
880
880
833
907
857
883
1680
5453
5820
5367
5202
4380
4155
6367
5625
3699
3979
4952
4572
3826
3226
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
25
N
30
NW
20
NW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:39PM0.07m
12:35PM0.13m
11:54PM0.07m
12:58PM0.13m
00:09AM0.07m
1:22PM0.13m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.01m
7:10PM0.03m
5:49AM0.00m
7:34PM0.04m
6:09AM-0.00m
8:00PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:23
5:22
5:22
1
10
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
23
21
18
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
16
16
14
12
12
11
10
9
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
4
W
13
3.5
W
12
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1144
975
975
880
880
833
907
857
883
1680
5453
5820
5367
5202
4380
4155
4545
4068
2777
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
8
108
238
432
1190
1172
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.2
NNW
4
1.1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.5
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
9
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
15
22
28
38
50
88
65
210
329
878
469
443
310
6367
5625
3699
3979
4952
4572
3826
3226
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
140
140
147
147
140
42
132
42
42
132
132
274
274
312
274
275
312
312
335
312
312
312
212
274
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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