Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marion Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Marion Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Marion Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
228 | 288 | 284 | 276 | 213 | 195 | 192 | 195 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 275 | 283 | 399 | 394 | 330 | 242 | 124 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 49 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38AM0.86m | 9:28PM0.96m | 10:14AM0.91m | 10:23PM0.91m | 10:54AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.23m | 3:22PM0.39m | 3:56AM0.26m | 4:18PM0.35m | 4:34AM0.31m | 5:17PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
228 | 288 | 284 | 276 | 213 | 195 | 192 | 195 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 275 | 283 | 399 | 394 | 330 | 242 | 124 | 81 | 33 | 74 | 49 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 55 | 33 | 81 | 31 | 41 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NW 3 | W 3 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 12 | 48 | 5 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 452 |
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