Maroubra Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.95° S 151.27° E

Maroubra Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maroubra Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.0° 

Maroubra Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Maroubra Beach today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Maroubra Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
SW
5
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
54
41
68
151
80
83
50
47
35
26
26
18
13
9
21
6
6
12
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
N
10
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM1.26m
2:24AM0.86m
2:55PM1.25m
3:46AM0.84m
4:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.47m
8:49PM0.50m
7:52AM0.53m
10:06PM0.48m
9:01AM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
20
18
20
19
18
16
17
16
20
21
19
17
15
15
13
15
19
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
13
16
14
17
16
15
13
14
13
19
18
15
14
13
12
10
13
17
13
15
15
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