Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
SW
17
4
WSW
17
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5645
5457
6507
6972
7539
8544
11610
9684
11581
12338
10165
10441
10311
9565
8854
8208
8208
8787
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:50PM0.03m
12:54PM0.13m
00:01AM0.05m
1:08PM0.13m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.03m
4:42AM0.02m
8:30PM0.04m
5:33AM0.01m
8:00PM0.04m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
5
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
4
4
6
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
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