Marion Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° S 147.87° E

Marion Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Marion Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Marion Bay today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Marion Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
257
257
264
275
296
217
377
330
127
124
81
81
74
69
67
72
70
74
146
193
245
310
224
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM0.91m
10:23PM0.91m
10:54AM0.96m
11:23PM0.86m
11:36AM1.00m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.26m
4:18PM0.35m
4:34AM0.31m
5:17PM0.30m
5:15AM0.36m
6:19PM0.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
12
14
15
12
10
9
7
7
14
18
17
15
13
11
10
10
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
10
13
13
10
8
6
4
3
9
13
12
10
9
6
5
4
6
7
9
8
8
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