Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
3
3
3
5
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3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2424
2606
2880
3395
3955
4356
4586
4518
4106
4158
4055
4004
3577
3531
3738
3604
3301
2954
5218
8112
7104
7234
7543
8074
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
E
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM0.10m
12:46PM0.09m
12:23PM0.09m
12:18PM0.10m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.08m
9:01PM0.00m
9:04PM0.02m
8:32PM0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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8:15
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7:16
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Temp °C
11
11
10
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
6
7
7
8
6
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