Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marion Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Marion Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Marion Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 167 | 165 | 160 | 210 | 156 | 142 | 132 | 89 | 80 | 50 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 97 | 135 | 131 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.01m | 11:05AM0.91m | 11:04PM0.91m | 11:45AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.22m | 5:02PM0.37m | 5:20AM0.30m | 6:05PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 355 | 167 | 165 | 160 | 210 | 156 | 142 | 132 | 89 | 80 | 50 | 43 | 37 | 21 | 97 | 135 | 131 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 57 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 45 | 49 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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