Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6242
5771
5250
4874
4079
3565
3187
2834
2667
2541
2541
2350
2317
2140
2140
1998
2352
2902
2992
2954
2665
2699
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:33PM0.11m
1:33AM0.09m
1:42PM0.11m
2:03AM0.10m
1:51PM0.10m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.01m
7:49PM0.03m
7:26AM0.02m
7:57PM0.02m
7:56AM0.03m
8:11PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
14
12
13
13
12
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
10
11
11
9
8
9
10
8
12
14
13
9
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