Maroubra Beach surf break

Maroubra Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Maroubra Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 2PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (21 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
ESE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1263
1041
899
819
612
542
434
428
447
397
328
561
1020
1081
1132
1146
1168
1420
1513
1540
1542
1549
1559
1547
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:20PM1.04m
00:08AM1.55m
1:27PM1.05m
1:10AM1.44m
2:32PM1.09m
2:15AM1.33m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.06m
5:37PM0.44m
7:11AM0.12m
6:46PM0.49m
8:09AM0.17m
8:02PM0.52m
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light rain
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
rain showers
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
20
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
17
15
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
11
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Energy kJ
260
255
208
208
202
194
154
120
115
116
328
561
28
10
1132
1146
1168
1420
1513
1540
1542
1549
1559
1547
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
17
16
14
13
14
4
9
8
7
7
21
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
10
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
1263
1041
899
819
612
542
434
428
447
397
310
226
1020
1081
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
24
62
97
62
29
16
56
16
16
62
62
62
88
88
97
56
45
13
13
13
96
96
13
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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