Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
0
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
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4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1396
1240
1222
1110
1093
998
983
983
1030
1034
1005
975
1822
4065
2962
5220
6261
6892
5772
5046
4821
3684
2650
2691
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
SW
15
W
20
SW
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
15
S
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:45AM0.08m
11:10AM0.09m
1:11AM0.06m
11:37AM0.09m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.03m
7:01PM0.03m
4:57AM0.05m
6:34PM0.03m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
22
19
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
18
15
15
17
16
17
18
24
27
28
26
22
Feels °C
18
14
14
14
14
12
11
12
10
11
11
12
17
12
12
14
14
16
16
20
23
25
24
21
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