Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
3
2
1
0
2
2
1
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1716
1546
1534
1240
1222
1110
987
943
983
928
972
1034
943
975
1822
4113
5179
5220
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNW
25
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45AM0.08m
11:10AM0.09m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.02m
8:09PM0.03m
7:01PM0.03m
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
24
23
19
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
17
15
15
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Feels °C
21
21
18
14
12
14
14
12
13
11
10
11
11
14
16
12
12
15
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