Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
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5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
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
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6512
5785
5212
4527
3752
6015
4704
4288
3622
3137
2449
2144
1728
1459
1236
1021
976
1050
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:53AM0.10m
11:48AM0.10m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.02m
9:24PM0.03m
8:32PM0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
3
5
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
12
11
9
9
9
11
9
10
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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