Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
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4
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1030
1034
1005
975
1822
4243
2962
5403
6261
6892
5772
4883
4670
4056
2685
2691
3615
5597
5533
5281
4796
4533
4646
5027
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
N
20
NNW
15
W
10
W
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:10AM0.09m
1:11AM0.06m
11:37AM0.09m
00:30AM0.07m
11:57AM0.09m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.03m
4:57AM0.05m
6:34PM0.03m
5:50AM0.04m
6:24PM0.03m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
11
15
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
25
28
25
24
22
20
20
19
17
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
13
14
14
12
13
16
17
15
21
24
22
22
21
19
19
18
14
15
14
12
10
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