Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
5
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3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3093
2822
2822
2612
2457
2296
2265
2233
2424
2606
2880
3395
3955
4356
4586
4518
4282
4158
4055
4004
3794
3698
3714
3808
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:11AM0.11m
12:15PM0.08m
3:51AM0.10m
11:46AM0.09m
11:23AM0.09m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.07m
7:48PM-0.01m
8:26AM0.08m
8:01PM0.00m
8:04PM0.02m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:41
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6:15
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6:16
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
11
10
8
8
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
9
9
9
11
10
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