Maroubra Beach surf break

Maroubra Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Maroubra Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 11AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.5
SE
1.6
SSE
1.8
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)8886899910111111111010910101010910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36227021523990315561794222333164217375134772913232517011352625643433510564146119221210
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
50
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
45
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
1.45
8:09PM
0.96
8:07AM
1.51
8:49PM
1.00
8:46AM
1.56
9:27PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.45
2:22PM
0.28
1:29AM
0.41
2:59PM
0.22
2:11AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.17
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:58-------6:00-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-------1111-121-1443343
Temp. °C212121222222212120202021212121202020212121212121
Feels °C (?)241717181716151515131416161615131315161717161617
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