Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
3
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2876
3082
6158
6216
6953
7063
6319
6200
6044
5607
6134
5327
7871
7773
6704
5369
4351
3515
2643
2293
1975
1759
1733
1661
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
W
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM0.09m
11:21AM0.10m
00:41AM0.05m
11:27AM0.11m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.03m
7:16PM0.03m
4:01AM0.04m
6:45PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
9
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
17
19
19
19
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
3
2
5
9
8
7
6
8
7
7
7
13
17
17
15
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