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Marley surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 29 Dec 2025 AEDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Marley surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Marley sea temperature is 21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Marley today?

The current surf forecast for Marley at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Dec)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Dec)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (30 Dec)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

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	Mon 29		Tuesday 30								Wednesday 31								Thursday 01
	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	8	9	9	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	140	142	159	167	171	224	254	219	151	143	184	228	247	995	1198	1365	1420	1241	1341	1189	826	1082	988	1336
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	WNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	ESE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)					5:07AM 1.52				5:30PM 1.23				6:06AM 1.65				6:41PM 1.22				7:04AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)		10:30PM 0.38					11:37AM 0.43				11:25PM 0.38				12:46PM 0.33				12:21AM 0.36				1:52PM 0.23

	Mon 29		Tuesday 30								Wednesday 31								Thursday 01
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-
Sunset	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	16	14	15	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	18	20	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C (?)	15	17	16	13	14	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15

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