Maroubra Beach surf break

Maroubra Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Maroubra Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 5AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (29 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
9
0.9
E
10
1
S
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
564
486
467
653
535
512
512
590
580
539
452
394
377
386
340
279
210
171
145
123
123
121
118
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:22PM1.45m
6:48AM1.04m
6:57PM1.49m
7:31AM1.03m
7:32PM1.51m
8:12AM1.02m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.29m
12:24PM0.35m
1:41AM0.24m
1:00PM0.37m
2:20AM0.21m
1:36PM0.39m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
2
2
5
4
5
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
16
14
14
16
19
18
16
15
14
13
13
14
18
16
16
15
13
12
11
12
13
14
15
11
9
8
8
10
13
11
12
12
11
9
9
10
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
575
564
486
459
450
450
512
512
590
432
392
360
368
377
386
340
279
210
171
145
113
112
121
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
21
20
18
5
5
580
514
452
394
340
284
239
194
154
149
121
123
123
82
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
141
187
279
467
653
535
458
488
464
539
7
6
10
7
10
6
1
3
3
4
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
80
97
169
97
97
62
62
80
16
15
17
3
3
5
16
21
3
0
0
0
3
3
17
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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