Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
357
362
612
874
1052
1240
2388
2354
2049
1871
1546
1716
1568
1396
1258
1222
1110
987
943
928
835
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:36PM0.07m
4:49AM0.09m
12:26PM0.07m
10:45AM0.08m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.07m
8:50PM0.01m
10:33AM0.07m
8:48PM0.02m
8:09PM0.03m
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clear
clear
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clear
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light rain
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6:22
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6:20
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5
3
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Temp °C
17
21
24
25
23
22
22
19
17
20
23
24
25
23
23
22
20
20
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
17
21
24
20
17
17
14
13
15
19
21
22
19
17
17
15
15
14
15
16
15
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