Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4014
3666
3805
3334
2887
2887
5452
5968
6211
8375
6524
5832
5508
5605
5785
5285
4814
4527
3752
6015
4704
4288
3622
3137
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:34AM0.09m
1:44PM0.09m
5:52AM0.08m
12:48PM0.09m
11:53AM0.10m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.07m
9:20PM0.01m
8:18AM0.08m
9:33PM0.02m
9:24PM0.03m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
9
9
8
10
10
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
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