Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 ACST
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1016
1067
744
509
852
810
799
787
691
595
525
437
431
382
331
336
331
281
255
226
291
318
271
268
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:30AM0.07m
10:57AM0.09m
8:48PM0.06m
11:12AM0.10m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.04m
3:02AM0.04m
5:55PM0.06m
3:28AM0.03m
6:14PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
15
16
15
13
11
11
11
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1016
1067
744
509
852
810
799
787
691
595
525
437
431
382
331
336
331
281
255
101
180
180
156
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
S
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
8
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
47
376
427
181
276
283
230
225
257
181
173
19
18
43
40
99
70
78
107
226
276
271
52
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.1
W
23
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
46
381
361
10
20
97
173
218
216
291
318
271
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
52
390
165
153
127
124
87
94
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
202
194
205
194
212
337
206
0
140
132
0
206
212
212
140
205
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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