Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 21 May 2026 ACST
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (21 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2265
2233
2027
1760
1451
1060
907
712
1011
1218
1761
2658
2982
2648
2457
1977
1576
1347
1127
1030
890
876
637
607
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51PM0.12m
11:45PM0.07m
3:21PM0.11m
00:17AM0.07m
3:46PM0.10m
00:32AM0.06m
Low Tide
6:46AM-0.01m
9:39PM0.07m
7:18AM-0.00m
10:03PM0.07m
7:46AM0.01m
11:01PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
5:05
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
17
18
18
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
12
10
10
9
7
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
12
14
14
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
2265
2233
2027
1760
1451
1060
907
712
1011
1218
1761
2658
2982
2648
2457
1977
1576
1347
1127
1030
890
876
637
607
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.5
NNW
5
0.7
NW
8
0.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
284
248
15
57
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
Energy kJ
13
21
12
14
26
6
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
42
0
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
98
98
42
98
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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