Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2185
2263
2370
2338
2010
1860
1690
1690
1903
1903
1969
1030
1408
2594
2562
2612
2560
2784
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM0.13m
12:48PM0.08m
2:38AM0.12m
12:35PM0.08m
Low Tide
7:01PM-0.01m
8:25AM0.05m
7:15PM-0.01m
8:44AM0.06m
7:32PM-0.01m
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Temp °C
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
Feels °C
17
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
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