
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maroubra Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Maroubra Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
423 | 285 | 212 | 120 | 92 | 71 | 62 | 53 | 37 | 67 | 57 | 71 | 50 | 53 | 74 | 100 | 111 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.74m | 10:35AM1.20m | 10:31PM1.63m | 11:23AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM-0.03m | 4:10PM0.28m | 5:12AM0.04m | 5:04PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 53 | 35 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 74 | 100 | 111 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | E 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
13 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | S 9 | S 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
2 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 48 | — | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | E 7 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
423 | 285 | 212 | 20 | 92 | 71 | 62 | 46 | — | 67 | 57 | 71 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 56 | 16 |
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