Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 01 May 2026 ACST
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
5
W
13
5
W
13
4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1737
1695
1649
1761
1929
1902
1629
1342
1144
975
880
880
820
893
845
1682
971
3619
5292
5573
6627
8550
8647
5400
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:26PM0.07m
12:13PM0.12m
11:39PM0.07m
12:35PM0.13m
11:54PM0.07m
12:58PM0.13m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.01m
6:45PM0.03m
5:31AM0.01m
7:10PM0.03m
5:49AM0.00m
7:34PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:24
5:23
5:22
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
21
25
26
26
24
23
23
23
23
19
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
14
19
21
22
19
16
15
15
15
12
12
12
11
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
1.6
W
8
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1737
1695
1649
1761
1929
1902
1629
1342
1144
975
880
880
820
893
845
1682
375
3619
5292
5573
6627
6075
5993
4731
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
E
5
1
WNW
7
1.3
W
8
1.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
11
3
2
111
201
971
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.2
N
4
1.2
NW
6
1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
5
W
13
5
W
13
4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
22
23
17
25
87
112
80
66
16
23
40
51
112
73
163
476
673
8550
8647
5400
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
132
140
132
140
140
132
42
133
140
147
147
147
147
140
42
132
132
204
132
274
206
206
205
312
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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