Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5958
7334
7019
6520
5995
4546
4363
4752
6227
7176
6969
6612
5918
5417
4729
4076
3398
2845
2494
2076
1723
1344
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11PM0.08m
1:59AM0.13m
1:22PM0.08m
2:23AM0.13m
1:34PM0.08m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.03m
7:08PM0.00m
8:21AM0.03m
7:24PM-0.00m
8:43AM0.04m
7:43PM-0.01m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:23
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
5
4
4
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