Long Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 139.80° E

Long Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Beach at 12PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3970
4192
4517
4699
5255
5022
4522
3865
3657
3689
4004
4158
3891
3427
2763
2479
2148
1848
1601
1382
1243
1042
922
908
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:27PM0.05m
1:46PM0.13m
00:26AM0.06m
2:05PM0.12m
1:16AM0.07m
2:19PM0.11m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.00m
8:54PM0.05m
6:35AM0.00m
8:42PM0.04m
7:16AM0.01m
8:46PM0.04m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
11
11
9
9
10
10
9
7
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
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