Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marion Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Marion Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Marion Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 159 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 288 | 360 | 435 | 360 | 447 | 276 | 380 | 400 | 395 | 279 | 209 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 279 | 477 | 952 | 1016 | 1016 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:48AM0.72m | 12:11PM0.96m | 1:46AM0.70m | 12:56PM0.95m | 2:43AM0.69m | 1:45PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.51m | 7:25PM0.29m | 6:28AM0.53m | 8:17PM0.30m | 7:14AM0.55m | 9:09PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 60 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 288 | 360 | 435 | 360 | 447 | 276 | 380 | 400 | 395 | 279 | 209 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 279 | 477 | 952 | 1016 | 1016 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | E 13 | S 17 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 12 | — | ENE 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 221 | 159 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 149 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 12 | — | N 8 | — | E 12 | — | — | E 13 | — | S 7 | E 13 | E 16 | NE 13 | E 15 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 37 | 21 | 3369 | 7616 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 31 | 55 | 569 | 651 | 573 | 540 | 570 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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