Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
4
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.3
SW
15
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2552
3259
4432
4730
5066
5005
4562
4122
3924
4065
4318
4875
4041
2203
8450
7044
6110
6022
4812
4533
4243
3672
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55PM0.12m
1:43AM0.08m
2:13PM0.12m
2:17AM0.08m
2:28PM0.11m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.01m
8:27PM0.03m
7:31AM0.01m
8:40PM0.02m
8:04AM0.02m
8:53PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
3
2
3
5
7
7
4
3
3
2
3
3
6
5
2
3
4
5
4
3
4
6
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