Maroubra Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.95° S 151.27° E

Maroubra Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maroubra Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.5° 

Maroubra Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Maroubra Beach today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
263
220
741
667
572
540
425
437
319
261
261
293
391
415
281
198
211
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:40PM1.53m
8:16AM1.21m
8:16PM1.53m
8:50AM1.28m
8:52PM1.50m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.13m
1:59PM0.28m
2:45AM0.11m
2:40PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
12
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
11
10
10
13
10
10
11
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
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