Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
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4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6515
8375
6524
5832
5508
5864
6512
5785
5212
4527
3752
6015
4704
4288
3622
2944
2449
2144
1626
1459
1236
1116
1050
1127
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
5:52AM0.08m
12:48PM0.09m
11:53AM0.10m
11:48AM0.10m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.08m
9:33PM0.02m
9:24PM0.03m
8:32PM0.03m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
13
14
13
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
12
11
9
8
9
10
11
11
8
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