Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
9
3
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1224
1005
909
760
791
749
693
655
1074
896
702
2733
1821
1556
1581
1568
4015
3157
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:11AM0.10m
2:03PM0.09m
3:47AM0.10m
2:04PM0.09m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.00m
8:48AM0.05m
8:47PM0.00m
9:08AM0.06m
9:04PM0.01m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
7
6
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
9
9
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