Marley surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Marley today?

The current surf forecast for Marley at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)--
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
S
0.3
S
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)888111188887101010666681167777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69573811422322315699715151948968104664621218585775538
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.61
5:57AM
1.19
5:54PM
1.65
6:42AM
1.28
6:43PM
1.67
7:19AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
0.28
11:24AM
0.48
12:37AM
0.24
12:19PM
0.41
1:16AM
0.22
1:06PM
0.35
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----5:52-------5:50-------5:48---
Sunset-------5:47-------5:49-------5:49
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11-----------1------
Temp. °C171514141415171716161413131820201815161616181818
Feels °C (?)97891113171513141311101416191712121312111010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Marley (strong winds from the W at Wattamolla Automatic Weather Station 4 km from Marley). 0.1m 11s groundswell from the E to make surfable waves.

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1 h 26 min ago

41 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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