Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
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)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
3
SW
11
2.4
WSW
11
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2460
2194
1949
1708
1682
1420
1221
1080
952
1077
518
1594
668
2000
1375
3558
5403
5922
5570
5810
7599
6720
7471
7665
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:40AM0.08m
2:46PM0.09m
4:41AM0.08m
2:46PM0.09m
5:55AM0.08m
2:13PM0.08m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.05m
9:40PM0.02m
9:31AM0.06m
10:04PM0.01m
9:58AM0.07m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
4
4
5
3
2
2
3
4
5
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