Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACST
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Long Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (05 May)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2183
1749
1575
1225
2963
2550
2278
2090
2201
2140
2267
3087
4324
5139
5334
5873
6057
6624
11648
8522
7854
9205
6619
7905
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48PM0.13m
00:40AM0.07m
2:17PM0.12m
00:52AM0.07m
2:49PM0.12m
00:57AM0.07m
Low Tide
6:30AM-0.00m
8:21PM0.04m
6:53AM-0.00m
8:53PM0.05m
7:16AM0.00m
9:28PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
16
15
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
11
11
13
12
14
12
13
11
13
11
11
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
6
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
1.3
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
Energy kJ
2183
1749
1575
1112
2963
2550
2278
2090
2201
2140
459
1019
319
11648
8522
7854
9205
7905
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
Energy kJ
284
686
1225
22
120
163
162
162
464
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
22
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
2267
3087
4324
5139
5334
5873
6057
6624
8700
7220
6619
6296
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
5
7
1
Distance (km)
206
206
206
132
42
140
203
194
202
205
395
385
650
728
617
617
899
916
289
289
349
411
420
899
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
7
5
5
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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