Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
1
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1665
1423
1226
999
969
892
1187
2386
1968
1809
1634
1613
1697
1654
1654
2442
2592
2384
2299
2270
2352
2401
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
NE
10
N
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
High Tide
12:43PM0.09m
1:13AM0.12m
12:51PM0.08m
1:40AM0.13m
12:53PM0.08m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.02m
6:39PM0.01m
7:32AM0.02m
6:49PM0.00m
8:00AM0.03m
7:01PM-0.01m
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clear
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Temp °C
5
9
15
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
25
28
26
21
20
17
16
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16
16
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15
Feels °C
0
5
12
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
19
23
23
19
18
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
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