Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2202
2027
2027
1998
2322
2902
2992
2821
2886
2699
1860
1626
1488
1275
1137
964
1224
1126
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03AM0.10m
1:51PM0.10m
2:37AM0.10m
2:02PM0.10m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.02m
7:56AM0.03m
8:11PM0.01m
8:24AM0.04m
8:28PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
16
17
16
15
13
12
12
12
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
9
8
12
13
12
10
8
7
7
6
10
10
8
6
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