Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
15.3°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
135
175
208
203
276
220
301
347
357
362
612
774
936
1114
2662
2257
2049
1896
1568
1568
1496
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
5
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:57PM0.08m
4:09AM0.10m
1:36PM0.07m
4:49AM0.09m
12:26PM0.07m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.06m
8:39PM0.00m
10:09AM0.07m
8:50PM0.01m
10:33AM0.07m
8:48PM0.02m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
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6:22
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7:29
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Temp °C
16
19
23
22
23
22
20
19
18
21
24
25
24
23
22
19
19
21
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
12
15
21
21
20
19
16
15
14
17
21
24
20
19
18
15
15
16
18
21
21
19
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