Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
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5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
614
514
1005
1061
1556
1797
2564
5747
6128
6328
5718
4909
4323
3887
3374
2771
2412
2212
2025
1735
1422
1269
1164
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM0.06m
12:34PM0.12m
00:20AM0.07m
12:51PM0.12m
00:42AM0.08m
1:07PM0.12m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.02m
7:21PM0.03m
5:57AM0.01m
7:22PM0.03m
6:30AM0.01m
7:27PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
5
7
8
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
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