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Long Beach Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Long Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | |
780 | 666 | 602 | 616 | 493 | 392 | 813 | 696 | 401 | 373 | 363 | 352 | 253 | 249 | 282 | 234 | 220 | 229 | 620 | 1484 | 3347 | 3675 | 3428 | 3113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:43AM0.06m | 9:43PM0.08m | 11:15AM0.08m | 10:28PM0.07m | 11:23AM0.10m | 10:57PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.04m | 3:45PM0.06m | 4:36AM0.03m | 5:07PM0.05m | 4:33AM0.03m | 5:58PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | 5:12 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 780 | 666 | 588 | 511 | 437 | 392 | 813 | 696 | 401 | 373 | 363 | 352 | 253 | 249 | 282 | 234 | 220 | 212 | 620 | 1484 | 3347 | 3675 | 3428 | 3113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 358 | 469 | 602 | 616 | 493 | 384 | 58 | 59 | 65 | 54 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 81 | 120 | 177 | 229 | 557 | 693 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | SW 22 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 32 | — | 119 | 145 | 123 | 125 | 71 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 98 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
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