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Long Beach Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | |
1429 | 1060 | 907 | 712 | 1011 | 1218 | 1761 | 2658 | 2982 | 2648 | 2457 | 1977 | 1664 | 1327 | 1127 | 1030 | 835 | 725 | 637 | 636 | 472 | 464 | 617 | 426 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:45PM0.07m | 3:21PM0.11m | 00:17AM0.07m | 3:46PM0.10m | 00:32AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.07m | 7:18AM-0.00m | 10:03PM0.07m | 7:46AM0.01m | 11:01PM0.06m | 8:08AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 1429 | 1060 | 907 | 712 | 1011 | 1218 | 1761 | 2658 | 2982 | 2648 | 2457 | 1977 | 1664 | 1327 | 1127 | 1030 | 835 | 725 | 637 | 636 | 472 | 464 | 617 | 426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | S 20 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 284 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 184 | 15 | 8 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | — | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 95 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 56 | 132 | 56 |
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