Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marion Bay today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Marion Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Marion Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
503 | 597 | 516 | 416 | 411 | 314 | 310 | 386 | 496 | 406 | 395 | 308 | 304 | 559 | 589 | 581 | 474 | 462 | 355 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.19m | 9:41AM0.84m | 9:13PM1.11m | 10:24AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.07m | 2:57PM0.40m | 4:04AM0.14m | 4:00PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
503 | 597 | 516 | 416 | 411 | 314 | 310 | 386 | 496 | 406 | 395 | 308 | 304 | 559 | 589 | 581 | 474 | 462 | 355 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 |
89 | 92 | 66 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 57 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | ENE 9 |
4 | — | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 95 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 55 | 31 | 55 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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