Surf Forecasts:
Long Beach surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, ENE swell with 698 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Long Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Long Beach in the next 16 days are 2.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let me be straight with you on this one. It's a tough run, and I'm not going to sugarcoat it.
We're looking at a blank run that stretches from now, right through the entire 16-day window. There's plenty of swell on the table – we see moderate energy building to that strong category, with readings hitting 720 on August 30th – but the wind just won't cooperate. This is a classic case of the atmosphere not playing ball.
The only spot we've got in the mix is Long Beach. It's an exposed beach, inconsistent, gets a bit of a crowd sometimes, and it really wants swell from the SE. The trouble? For the entire period, we're looking at persistent cross-onshore winds hammering it from the east and southeast. Those winds will keep everything choppy and lumpy, robbing any wave of shape. On the few days we get a little onshore push directly from the ESE, the swell jumps up, but that wind is still ruining it. There's a moment on the morning of August 30th with a 6ft NE groundswell pushing moderate-strong energy, but the wind is on it. It's going to be a messy close-out.
Later on, September 5th shows a 7ft to 7ft ESE swell, but again, those onshore winds and wind states are described as "unknown" and "poor surf conditions". This setup screams that it'll be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Honestly, there are no standout days here. The water temp is a warm 84°, about average for this time of year, but you won't be feeling it with that wind in your face.
Do yourselves a favour, wait it out. The forecasts can change, but for now, save your energy.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 212 | 173 | 143 | 193 | 215 | 181 | 99 | 113 | 663 | 586 | 633 | 311 | 313 | 377 | 345 | 378 | 243 | 212 | 178 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:40PM0.71m | 3:25AM0.82m | 4:04PM0.74m | 4:01AM0.82m | 4:29PM0.77m | 4:39AM0.80m | 4:56PM0.79m | 5:18AM0.76m | 5:26PM0.79m | 6:01AM0.70m | 5:59PM0.78m | 6:51AM0.63m | 6:39PM0.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.14m | 9:20PM0.28m | 9:52AM0.15m | 9:55PM0.24m | 10:20AM0.17m | 10:31PM0.21m | 10:49AM0.20m | 11:10PM0.18m | 11:18AM0.23m | 11:52PM0.16m | 11:49AM0.27m | 00:39AM0.16m | 12:22PM0.32m | 1:37AM0.17m | |||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 106 | 173 | 87 | 47 | 70 | 181 | 75 | 113 | 663 | 586 | 633 | 311 | 91 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 50 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 11 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 90 | 35 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 99 | 74 | 57 | 3 | 93 | 99 | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 7 | NE 10 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 52 | 39 | 44 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 212 | — | 143 | 193 | 215 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 145 | — | 313 | 377 | 345 | 378 | 243 | 212 | 178 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 14 | 14 | 267 | 868 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 197 | 841 | 329 | 505 | 279 | 279 | 644 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 644 | 279 |
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