Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
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0
!
0
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2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15430
12457
9359
7327
5761
4904
3963
3364
2528
2318
1874
1518
1387
1167
1259
1173
1036
1003
944
990
851
865
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:53PM0.13m
00:11AM0.05m
1:15PM0.13m
00:44AM0.06m
1:35PM0.13m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.02m
8:08PM0.04m
5:50AM0.01m
8:08PM0.03m
6:25AM0.01m
8:16PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
9
10
9
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