Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3615
3032
5533
5158
5238
5174
5110
4784
4390
3953
3725
3590
3684
4056
4150
4044
3700
3271
3227
2692
3326
3280
2519
2378
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
ENE
5
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:30AM0.07m
11:57AM0.09m
00:35AM0.09m
12:19PM0.09m
00:47AM0.10m
12:38PM0.08m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.04m
6:24PM0.03m
6:28AM0.03m
6:23PM0.02m
7:05AM0.03m
6:27PM0.02m
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clear
part cloud
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3
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Temp °C
22
21
20
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
21
21
19
16
15
13
11
12
10
11
11
13
12
8
8
8
9
10
8
7
6
6
4
6
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