Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
4
3
1
1
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.5
WSW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.7
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3097
3043
2219
1945
1530
1226
1287
1054
1190
1107
1155
1063
1063
872
905
885
1289
1240
1155
1101
1018
1018
1880
2024
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:52AM0.09m
2:40PM0.10m
3:30AM0.09m
2:36PM0.09m
4:18AM0.09m
2:13PM0.08m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.03m
9:05PM0.02m
9:08AM0.05m
9:18PM0.01m
9:37AM0.06m
9:24PM0.01m
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
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5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
5
6
7
9
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
10
10
10
11
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