Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
13
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1657
3093
3298
3639
4014
3666
3805
3334
3083
2887
5452
5968
6211
6524
6228
5563
5093
5024
5187
4949
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:04PM0.09m
4:34AM0.09m
1:44PM0.09m
5:52AM0.08m
12:48PM0.09m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.01m
9:19AM0.07m
9:20PM0.01m
8:18AM0.08m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
8
6
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
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