Surf Forecasts:
Long Beach surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, E swell with 332 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 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) 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 0.3m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Gutted, honestly. I’ve been staring at the charts for Long Beach all week and there’s just nothing for us. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for paddle surfing. Not a single session I’d point you toward. From the 12th right through to the 27th, it’s the same story – cross-onshore winds, lumpy, choppy water, and swell that’s either too short-period or just plain weak.
The opening days, Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th, tease you with a bit of size – 5 ft – but it’s coming from the east at 7 seconds, which is just bumpy, sectiony junk. That combined energy reading sits in the 270s to 285 (moderate), but it’s all wasted with that 15-18 mph breeze ruining any chance of a clean face. It’s more of a battle than a surf.
Through the middle of the week, the 14th to the 16th, the swell drops a little, down to 4 ft, then 3 ft, and the period gets even shorter, 6-8 seconds. The energy dips into the 130s-240s (weak to moderate), and we’re still stuck with that same relentless cross-onshore wind. It’s just messy. If you’ve got a kite, honestly, this looks more interesting for you than for us. The wind is there, but the wave quality is poor.
We get a tiny bump around the 17th and 18th, with 5 ft on Thursday, and the energy pushes back to 255 (moderate), but the period is stuck at 6-7 seconds and the wind stays cross-onshore. It's not even worth getting wet for. From the 19th onwards, it just fades. We’re talking 3 ft to 4 ft, short-period, with energy readings mostly in the 97-198 range (weak to low-moderate). The wind lets up a little around the 24th – a light breeze at 6 mph – but there’s still a cross-on component, and the swell is only 4 ft at 8 seconds. It’s a token gesture, not a surfable day.
The water temp anomaly isn’t even flagged in the data for this break, so nothing notable to report there. We’re just looking at a long, blank run. For this area, with Long Beach being described as inconsistent, a stretch like this isn’t totally unheard of. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so I’d keep an eye on those forecasts. But for now, save the wax. There’s nothing here.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
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 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 277 | 272 | 206 | 240 | 246 | 299 | 151 | 125 | 99 | 80 | 70 | 51 | 84 | 70 | 88 | 148 | 223 | 194 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:09AM0.84m | 4:21PM0.82m | 4:50AM0.79m | 4:51PM0.81m | 5:30AM0.73m | 5:20PM0.78m | 6:11AM0.65m | 5:50PM0.75m | 6:55AM0.58m | 6:21PM0.70m | 7:48AM0.51m | 6:58PM0.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.16m | 10:17AM0.18m | 10:36PM0.13m | 10:47AM0.22m | 11:15PM0.13m | 11:16AM0.27m | 11:55PM0.14m | 11:43AM0.31m | 00:38AM0.16m | 12:09PM0.35m | 1:27AM0.20m | 12:36PM0.39m | 2:30AM0.24m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 45 | 20 | 299 | 75 | 93 | 80 | 64 | 70 | 51 | 47 | 52 | 48 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 36 | 14 | 45 | 84 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 8 | NNE 11 | ESE 14 | N 7 | N 10 | NNE 12 | SE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 12 | N 10 | N 7 | N 10 | N 13 | SE 11 | N 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 266 | 277 | 272 | 206 | 240 | 246 | — | 151 | 125 | 99 | 80 | 70 | — | — | 70 | 88 | 148 | 223 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 821 | 868 | 279 | 841 | 279 | 14 | 14 | 279 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 432 | 31 | 338 | 785 | 841 | 14 |
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