Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
11
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
437
609
246
545
473
405
330
281
203
169
135
175
208
203
276
220
301
347
362
367
612
763
1010
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
5
NW
10
E
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12AM0.12m
1:55PM0.08m
3:39AM0.11m
1:57PM0.08m
4:09AM0.10m
1:36PM0.07m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.05m
8:21PM-0.00m
9:45AM0.06m
8:39PM0.00m
10:09AM0.07m
8:50PM0.01m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
16
14
15
17
21
21
20
19
18
16
16
19
23
22
22
22
21
19
18
21
24
25
24
23
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
18
20
18
16
15
13
12
16
21
20
18
19
18
16
15
17
20
24
22
19
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