Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 3PM is: 2.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)20s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
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2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1233
1436
1826
3243
5227
5488
6433
5315
4780
4189
3745
3678
2590
2089
2247
1830
1550
1423
1135
999
892
814
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:17PM0.11m
00:26AM0.10m
12:32PM0.10m
00:49AM0.11m
12:43PM0.09m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.02m
6:27PM0.02m
6:31AM0.02m
6:32PM0.01m
7:02AM0.02m
6:39PM0.01m
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
9
12
12
11
9
8
8
9
11
17
20
20
18
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
4
3
2
2
3
3
7
6
5
4
2
3
5
6
14
17
17
13
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