Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.9
WSW
14
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2010
1860
1690
1690
1903
1903
1969
1094
1329
2594
2562
2612
2736
2784
3093
2860
2822
2491
2457
2296
2265
2085
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
W
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:48PM0.08m
2:38AM0.12m
12:35PM0.08m
3:11AM0.11m
12:15PM0.08m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.05m
7:15PM-0.01m
8:44AM0.06m
7:32PM-0.01m
8:55AM0.07m
7:48PM-0.01m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
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14
13
12
11
Feels °C
15
15
16
14
11
12
10
10
8
10
11
9
8
5
5
5
6
7
9
7
5
5
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