Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
!
!
!
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5435
4335
3784
3427
3021
2322
1885
1718
1124
1237
1983
3196
4281
5076
4822
4462
4568
5557
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:00AM0.11m
1:43PM0.09m
2:29AM0.11m
1:45PM0.09m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.01m
8:01AM0.03m
7:54PM0.01m
8:29AM0.04m
8:05PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
13
13
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
15
12
7
6
7
9
9
9
10
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
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