Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
14
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2592
2214
2133
2270
2185
2263
2370
2338
2169
1860
1690
1690
1903
1903
1969
1030
1329
2839
2832
2465
2594
3068
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:53PM0.08m
2:08AM0.13m
12:48PM0.08m
2:38AM0.12m
12:35PM0.08m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.03m
7:01PM-0.01m
8:25AM0.05m
7:15PM-0.01m
8:44AM0.06m
7:32PM-0.01m
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light rain
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clear
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Temp °C
19
19
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
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16
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15
14
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14
13
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11
Feels °C
18
18
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
10
10
7
6
5
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