Maroubra Beach surf break

Maroubra Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Maroubra Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (22 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
1.4
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
477
439
447
447
435
378
529
1098
850
1067
1102
1130
1464
1783
2024
2184
2202
2202
2015
2001
1857
1717
1717
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:08AM1.55m
1:27PM1.05m
1:10AM1.44m
2:32PM1.09m
2:15AM1.33m
3:31PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.44m
7:11AM0.12m
6:46PM0.49m
8:09AM0.17m
8:02PM0.52m
9:03AM0.21m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
11
13
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
17
16
15
16
17
16
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
0.3
SSW
12
2.1
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
202
194
154
120
115
143
378
529
28
850
1102
1130
1464
1783
2024
2184
2202
2202
2015
2001
1857
1717
1717
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
16
14
13
305
4
11
8
28
25
22
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
2.3
SE
10
1.1
S
7
2.3
ESE
10
1.1
S
7
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
623
477
439
447
447
435
302
220
1098
131
1067
131
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
29
97
88
62
56
56
62
62
88
88
97
62
56
13
13
13
49
101
13
12
12
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
6
8
8
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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