Maroubra Beach surf break

Maroubra Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AEST
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Maroubra Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maroubra Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Maroubra Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 7PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (17 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
627
642
1245
726
726
757
690
613
528
542
477
427
380
554
959
1177
1224
1130
988
1601
1402
1463
1891
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:30PM1.77m
9:19AM1.17m
9:20PM1.77m
10:16AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.20m
3:18AM-0.05m
2:49PM0.25m
4:13AM-0.04m
3:40PM0.31m
5:11AM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
5
2
3
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
19
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
19
18
20
18
20
17
17
19
18
20
19
17
18
18
17
17
15
10
10
11
12
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
567
627
642
794
726
726
757
690
613
528
542
477
427
380
554
959
1177
1224
1130
988
915
885
893
1293
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
3
1
2
2
2
2
6
919
735
647
562
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
2
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
Energy kJ
1245
2
13
5
69
446
1601
1402
1463
1891
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
25
62
24
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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