Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
!
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
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
1761
1581
1236
1036
1067
1127
1127
1346
1733
1982
4123
4234
3143
3009
2670
2356
1990
1811
1783
1551
1230
1211
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
5
N
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
11:48AM0.10m
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
2
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
11
11
10
12
11
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