Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6704
5299
4351
3352
2643
2326
2110
1864
1759
1661
1686
1640
1347
1235
1110
918
803
737
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
0
S
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:41AM0.05m
11:27AM0.11m
11:53PM0.06m
11:43AM0.11m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.03m
4:01AM0.04m
6:45PM0.03m
4:52AM0.03m
6:31PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
11
15
16
18
18
17
17
15
17
18
22
23
20
Feels °C
7
7
7
5
6
8
13
15
16
15
12
12
11
12
15
18
20
17
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