Maroubra Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.95° S 151.27° E

Maroubra Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maroubra Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.7° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Maroubra Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
18
1.5
SE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
167
75
170
88
184
141
116
117
83
78
74
68
74
71
59
56
70
66
66
93
83
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:41AM1.34m
10:46PM1.35m
11:23AM1.34m
11:30PM1.20m
12:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.10m
4:41PM0.28m
5:03AM0.20m
5:33PM0.35m
5:38AM0.29m
6:29PM0.42m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
13
14
14
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