Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
SW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
518
689
1548
1553
2061
3373
6516
5648
5570
7567
6001
8641
9657
10431
10966
8709
8589
7822
8769
7664
5429
4697
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:41AM0.08m
2:46PM0.09m
5:55AM0.08m
2:13PM0.08m
11:47AM0.09m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.06m
10:04PM0.01m
9:58AM0.07m
10:31PM0.02m
clear
light rain
rain showers
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rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
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