Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1759
1661
1686
1640
1465
1127
1110
918
803
737
737
647
617
504
777
754
816
877
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:53PM0.06m
11:43AM0.11m
11:54PM0.07m
12:00PM0.11m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.03m
4:52AM0.03m
6:31PM0.03m
5:29AM0.02m
6:25PM0.02m
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5:58
5:56
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6:07
6:07
6:07
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
16
19
19
21
21
18
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
16
15
13
12
11
12
15
16
19
19
17
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
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