Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)20s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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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
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2
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3
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4
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
2
WSW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
1271
1233
1436
1826
2841
5227
5488
6433
5970
4822
4005
3745
3490
2590
2089
2111
1830
1550
1423
1135
919
814
802
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM0.09m
12:17PM0.11m
00:26AM0.10m
12:32PM0.10m
00:49AM0.11m
12:43PM0.09m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.02m
6:27PM0.02m
6:31AM0.02m
6:32PM0.01m
7:02AM0.02m
6:39PM0.01m
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
7
9
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
11
17
19
20
19
Feels °C
9
8
6
7
6
6
4
3
2
3
2
3
6
6
5
4
3
3
4
6
14
16
17
14
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