Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 7AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4
WSW
17
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6507
7178
8094
8544
11610
11648
9592
9403
12859
13582
10311
9565
8854
8314
8208
9110
9983
9581
8860
7931
7619
7084
7317
7619
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:50PM0.03m
12:54PM0.13m
00:01AM0.05m
1:08PM0.13m
00:25AM0.06m
1:22PM0.12m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.02m
8:30PM0.04m
5:33AM0.01m
8:00PM0.04m
6:16AM0.01m
7:52PM0.03m
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6:58
6:58
6:56
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5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
4
3
1
Temp °C
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Feels °C
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