Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 27 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 8PM is: 1.7m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)22s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
!
!
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
SW
22
1.6
SW
21
1.8
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1065
1486
2110
2388
3104
3397
3231
4912
4660
4343
4193
3808
3455
3412
3369
3116
2784
2457
2457
2423
2390
2008
1979
1773
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:35PM0.08m
11:37AM0.08m
10:53PM0.08m
11:37AM0.09m
11:05PM0.08m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.06m
5:16AM0.04m
5:17PM0.05m
5:00AM0.03m
5:48PM0.04m
5:04AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:30
5:29
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
24
25
25
25
23
21
21
20
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
15
16
15
15
13
13
14
15
20
21
21
21
19
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
1065
1267
1367
1288
3104
3397
3231
4912
4660
4343
4193
3808
3455
3412
3369
3116
2784
2457
2457
2423
2390
2008
1979
1773
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
23
1.3
SW
22
1.6
SW
21
1.8
SW
20
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
889
1486
2110
2388
1380
1230
1044
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
205
212
5
0
0
0
0
42
202
204
0
0
127
0
0
0
42
42
42
0
0
42
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
6
6
5
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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