Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
4
3
3
3
2
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0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1067
1127
1127
1346
1733
1657
3427
4234
3326
3009
2670
2356
1894
1811
1783
1551
1230
1211
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:55AM0.04m
12:00PM0.11m
00:03AM0.05m
12:16PM0.12m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.03m
3:31AM0.04m
7:47PM0.03m
4:46AM0.03m
7:26PM0.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
2
6
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
9
7
7
7
8
7
8
9
10
10
10
12
11
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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