Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1956
1626
1409
1222
1137
964
1224
1005
909
760
730
749
693
576
797
1052
2539
2452
2415
2179
1815
2039
3351
1356
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:37AM0.10m
2:02PM0.10m
3:11AM0.10m
2:03PM0.09m
3:47AM0.10m
2:04PM0.09m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.04m
8:28PM0.00m
8:48AM0.05m
8:47PM0.00m
9:08AM0.06m
9:04PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
3
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
6
8
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
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