Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 08 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 1PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7127
6942
9254
9047
5961
5530
5115
4651
3805
3275
2693
2354
2076
1677
1429
1150
1131
1031
960
960
833
1558
1580
1463
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
3:26PM0.11m
00:28AM0.06m
4:17PM0.10m
5:39PM0.09m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.01m
10:40PM0.06m
7:50AM0.02m
7:50AM0.03m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
8
8
7
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
9254
9047
5961
5530
5115
4651
3805
3275
2693
2354
2076
1677
1429
1150
1131
1031
960
960
833
1558
1580
1463
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
239
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
7127
6942
6967
6497
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
289
752
979
289
289
289
289
289
212
212
212
212
212
0
0
0
0
0
0
193
193
193
193
133
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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