Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (11 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
2.3
SW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2878
2927
2740
3197
3052
5776
6845
7647
8218
7971
11610
11648
11581
10023
10441
10441
10311
9686
8530
7569
7470
8365
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:30PM0.13m
11:50PM0.03m
12:54PM0.13m
00:01AM0.05m
1:08PM0.13m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.03m
4:42AM0.02m
8:30PM0.04m
5:33AM0.01m
8:00PM0.04m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
5
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
10
10
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