Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 18 May 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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.3
SW
16
2
WSW
11
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1527
1256
1039
1022
864
769
722
936
1100
1114
973
955
955
938
857
809
890
820
920
938
927
1101
1074
2117
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
10
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:12PM0.14m
11:09PM0.05m
1:43PM0.14m
11:09PM0.06m
2:16PM0.13m
11:24PM0.07m
Low Tide
5:20AM-0.01m
8:39PM0.05m
5:44AM-0.01m
9:08PM0.06m
6:14AM-0.01m
9:25PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
14
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.2
SW
15
Energy kJ
1527
1256
1039
1022
864
769
722
303
239
184
258
455
955
938
857
594
648
755
834
938
927
857
872
2117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.2
SSW
21
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
22
21
73
72
72
71
186
306
45
528
460
607
920
823
917
1101
1074
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.9
W
5
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5
35
936
1100
1114
973
955
809
890
820
870
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
42
42
212
132
132
140
205
204
212
212
212
212
205
204
204
203
205
212
212
203
42
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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