Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 20s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 2PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
3
3
5
6
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0
0
0
!
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0
!
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0
0
2
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)
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
20
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
4
SW
19
4
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2
SW
14
3
WSW
15
2.2
SW
17
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1411
1033
1170
2583
2271
3843
7282
7675
11224
10208
9546
9700
6747
5631
4546
3487
3183
2927
1626
3427
2846
6311
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:41AM0.11m
12:07PM0.12m
1:42AM0.02m
12:30PM0.13m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.01m
9:52PM0.02m
2:21AM0.02m
9:12PM0.03m
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
6
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
10
14
12
11
10
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
6
6
5
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