Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2
2
2
!
0
!
!
2
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
3
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
693
812
1184
1016
788
2904
1930
1631
2124
3577
3544
3745
5230
3962
3805
3083
2887
2887
5321
5601
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
NNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:03PM0.09m
3:47AM0.10m
2:04PM0.09m
4:34AM0.09m
1:44PM0.09m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.00m
9:08AM0.06m
9:04PM0.01m
9:19AM0.07m
9:20PM0.01m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
5
7
6
7
9
8
9
7
7
9
8
9
8
6
9
9
10
10
11
10
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