Long Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 11 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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.6
WSW
22
1.2
WSW
20
1.6
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1086
933
520
802
780
666
602
616
493
392
813
696
401
373
363
299
253
249
282
269
220
308
1088
1879
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:30PM0.08m
11:43AM0.06m
9:43PM0.08m
11:15AM0.08m
10:28PM0.07m
11:23AM0.10m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.04m
3:45PM0.06m
4:36AM0.03m
5:07PM0.05m
4:33AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
20
21
11
13
13
13
13
13
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
17
19
18
16
16
14
13
11
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
20
1.6
WSW
19
Energy kJ
1086
933
520
802
780
666
588
511
437
392
813
696
401
373
363
299
253
249
282
269
220
190
1088
1879
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
25
0.8
SW
15
0.4
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
14
25
258
172
358
469
602
616
493
384
58
59
58
54
35
23
17
9
81
120
177
229
604
515
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
24
0.6
S
9
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
23
0.6
WSW
22
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
89
54
15
15
32
81
11
53
308
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
NE
3
0.1
W
7
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
73
2
1
2
3
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
193
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
8
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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