Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1237
1220
1622
2119
2460
2194
1949
1708
1682
1420
1221
1080
997
1502
947
1408
1648
1637
1638
3325
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:40PM0.10m
3:40AM0.08m
2:46PM0.09m
4:41AM0.08m
2:46PM0.09m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.02m
9:04AM0.05m
9:40PM0.02m
9:31AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
10
11
10
11
11
9
8
9
10
12
11
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
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