Marion Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° S 147.87° E

Marion Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Marion Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.8° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Marion Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
SSE
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSE
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
85
126
127
179
362
375
531
434
428
360
447
370
380
406
310
291
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM0.65m
3:19PM0.98m
5:02AM0.66m
4:05PM1.00m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.31m
8:32AM0.52m
10:47PM0.29m
9:21AM0.53m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
10
10
12
14
16
12
10
Feels °C
7
6
6
2
1
-1
0
3
3
3
4
5
5
7
9
13
8
5
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