Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 8AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (22 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
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)
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4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6044
5684
6134
5522
8443
7675
6704
5299
4351
3515
2643
2326
2110
1864
1759
1661
1594
1664
1347
1235
1011
932
803
737
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21AM0.10m
00:41AM0.05m
11:27AM0.11m
11:53PM0.06m
11:43AM0.11m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.03m
4:01AM0.04m
6:45PM0.03m
4:52AM0.03m
6:31PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
9
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
19
24
24
20
Feels °C
6
4
4
6
9
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
12
15
16
14
12
13
12
12
15
20
20
18
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