Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1697
1654
1907
1437
2592
2214
2299
2270
2352
2263
2370
2370
2010
1860
1690
1835
2053
2095
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
N
0
WSW
5
NE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40AM0.13m
12:53PM0.08m
2:08AM0.13m
12:48PM0.08m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.00m
8:00AM0.03m
7:01PM-0.01m
8:25AM0.05m
7:15PM-0.01m
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Temp °C
25
23
21
20
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
24
21
19
19
15
16
14
15
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15
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16
15
16
14
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