Marengo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Otway, Australia)

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Marengo Surf Guide

Marengo in Cape Otway is a quite exposed reef and point break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A choice of left and right reefs When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rips and rocks.

Marengo Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	2	fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Marengo:

The best conditions reported for surf at Marengo occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Marengo (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Marengo with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 61% of the time in August while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

61%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Marengo Location Map

Interactive Marengo surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Marengo is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 108 km (67 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Marengo is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 154 km (96 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Marengo Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:21 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Marengo

Current tide and informaton

For Apollo Bay, Australia, 3 km from Marengo.

Next High Water: 02:46pm | 1.71m

Next Low Water: 09:32am | 0.83m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Marengo Sea Temperature

The Marengo water temperature is rather cool (16.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.