Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3455
3622
3369
3116
2784
2577
2577
2541
2356
2037
1913
1773
1688
1598
1470
1690
1597
1695
1649
1874
1929
1902
1495
1390
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53PM0.08m
11:37AM0.09m
11:05PM0.08m
11:53AM0.11m
11:26PM0.07m
12:13PM0.12m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.03m
5:48PM0.04m
5:04AM0.02m
6:18PM0.04m
5:16AM0.01m
6:45PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:48
6:48
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5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
22
24
24
24
23
21
20
21
24
25
26
23
21
20
19
20
25
27
26
24
12
11
11
13
19
22
22
21
19
16
14
15
17
19
21
17
13
13
12
12
18
22
22
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3455
3622
3369
3116
2784
2577
2577
2541
2356
2037
1913
1773
1688
1598
1470
1690
1597
1695
1649
1874
1929
1902
1495
1390
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
5
Energy kJ
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
Energy kJ
12
23
18
23
16
24
28
71
100
90
57
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
42
5
0
0
0
42
42
140
140
132
0
42
140
140
140
140
140
42
42
133
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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