Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2269
2185
2207
2230
2064
2019
1752
1725
1467
1259
513
336
623
1946
1761
1738
1585
1521
3078
3196
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
40
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:22PM0.08m
3:40AM0.10m
1:06PM0.08m
4:20AM0.08m
12:19PM0.08m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.00m
8:57AM0.07m
8:27PM0.01m
8:23AM0.08m
8:32PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
20
18
16
17
18
16
15
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
12
11
9
10
11
12
11
13
14
15
12
9
8
9
10
8
9
6
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