Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 10AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1969
1094
1408
2594
2692
2612
2736
2784
3093
2822
2822
2491
2577
2296
2265
2233
2562
2606
2840
3557
3955
4356
4777
4467
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM0.12m
12:35PM0.08m
3:11AM0.11m
12:15PM0.08m
3:51AM0.10m
11:46AM0.09m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.06m
7:32PM-0.01m
8:55AM0.07m
7:48PM-0.01m
8:26AM0.08m
8:01PM0.00m
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:43
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6:14
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6:15
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 mm
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2
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
12
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
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