Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
0
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2247
1956
1665
1423
1226
999
969
790
1187
2221
1855
1809
1634
1613
1572
1654
1654
1437
2414
2241
2133
2107
2185
2401
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:49AM0.11m
12:43PM0.09m
1:13AM0.12m
12:51PM0.08m
1:40AM0.13m
12:53PM0.08m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.02m
6:39PM0.01m
7:32AM0.02m
6:49PM0.00m
8:00AM0.03m
7:01PM-0.01m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
7
6
5
9
15
18
19
18
18
17
17
19
25
28
26
19
20
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
1
0
0
5
12
15
16
12
12
11
10
12
19
23
22
17
19
17
18
16
13
15
15
15
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