Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3805
3127
2887
2887
5452
5968
6515
6831
6708
6004
5508
5785
5785
5462
4814
4527
3805
6015
4704
4288
3622
2944
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:34AM0.09m
1:44PM0.09m
5:52AM0.08m
12:48PM0.09m
11:53AM0.10m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.07m
9:20PM0.01m
8:18AM0.08m
9:33PM0.02m
9:24PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
7
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
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