Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
3
3
2
3
2
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0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
2
3
1
2
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1127
1261
1733
1756
3427
3532
3326
3009
2670
2356
1990
1811
1783
1551
1230
1192
747
614
514
1019
1110
1432
1894
2335
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:55AM0.04m
12:00PM0.11m
00:03AM0.05m
12:16PM0.12m
00:03AM0.06m
12:34PM0.12m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.04m
7:47PM0.03m
4:46AM0.03m
7:26PM0.03m
5:23AM0.02m
7:21PM0.03m
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
3
7
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
9
10
11
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