Marley surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Marley today?

The current surf forecast for Marley at 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.6
SW
6
2.5
S
9
4
S
11
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
925
959
858
759
737
724
711
711
622
611
506
487
477
482
432
424
356
349
294
240
160
987
3591
3464
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM1.10m
10:33PM1.59m
11:19AM1.04m
11:15PM1.53m
12:14PM1.01m
00:01AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.37m
3:53PM0.52m
5:32AM0.40m
4:32PM0.60m
6:22AM0.43m
5:19PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:31
6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
15
18
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
17
19
19
19
17
15
15
14
17
13
14
10
11
10
9
10
13
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
16
18
16
17
15
12
10
9
12
4
5
1
1
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
925
959
858
759
737
724
711
711
622
611
506
487
477
482
432
424
356
349
294
240
160
125
2597
2584
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
6
5
6
25
54
35
85
80
50
32
21
12
12
6
11
9
2
6
4
2
100
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
6
51
47
16
16
14
14
13
12
11
6
4
1
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
1.1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
SW
6
2.5
S
9
4
S
11
4
S
11
Energy kJ
10
11
21
3
2
11
2
3
8
9
42
65
160
987
3591
3464
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
6
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
9
125
9
0
0
7
7
7
180
137
439
340
57
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
4
5
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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