Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
3
2
0
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2
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
2.5
WNW
8
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
791
749
693
812
1367
1015
788
2085
1930
1661
1962
1901
3298
3393
3412
3438
3805
3127
2887
2887
5386
5601
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
20
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:03PM0.09m
3:47AM0.10m
2:04PM0.09m
4:34AM0.09m
1:44PM0.09m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.05m
8:47PM0.00m
9:08AM0.06m
9:04PM0.01m
9:19AM0.07m
9:20PM0.01m
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
3
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
7
7
8
9
10
9
7
9
9
9
10
10
9
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