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Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
17.4° 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 11AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111212121817171616161716161616161515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2551921951402464298549401129154219841988189221462119206618331737155413211095908765599
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NW
15
SW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
0.11
4:02PM
0.08
3:55AM
0.10
4:44PM
0.08
3:45AM
0.09
5:41PM
0.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.03
9:40PM
0.03
10:23AM
0.02
10:09PM
0.05
10:35AM
0.02
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:18-----
Sunset------8:28-------8:28-------8:27-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212122292923191615151518191918161615162526262727
Feels °C (?)161515222321151211111113141313121312132322222222
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