Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

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28
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29
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30
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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2
2
2
1
1
3
3
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4
4
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
969
878
962
2358
1968
1809
1634
1613
1572
1654
1785
1437
2592
2355
2299
2444
2352
2401
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
W
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:13AM0.12m
12:51PM0.08m
1:40AM0.13m
12:53PM0.08m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.01m
7:32AM0.02m
6:49PM0.00m
8:00AM0.03m
7:01PM-0.01m
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Temp °C
19
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Feels °C
15
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