Maroubra Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s look at what’s coming up at Maroubra Beach.

Straight up, the next few days are rubbish. We’ve got messy cross-shore winds, lumpy chop, and poor surf conditions through Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. There’s a big pulse of swell on Wednesday morning hitting 10 ft from the south, and by the afternoon it’s up to 12 ft, but the wind is a strong cross-onshore – it’s gonna be a washing machine. The combined energy is pumping hard (1920 and 2129), but with that wind, it’s a beast for experts only, and even then, it’s ugly. Thursday’s still messy with a big 10 ft south swell in the morning and a combined energy of 2618, but the wind is only moderate cross-onshore, so it’s marginal at best.

Now, keep your eyes peeled for Friday the 18th. We finally get a break. Friday morning has a clean 5 ft swell coming from the SSE at 9 seconds, and the wind is offshore from the northwest. That’s light offshore, so the surface will be clean, and with moderate combined energy (368), it’ll have some push. That’s the first real standout – not huge, but clean little runners for the advanced crew.

Saturday the 19th morning is okay – 3 ft from the south with a light cross-offshore wind, but it’s pretty small. Not worth getting too excited.

We then hit a real flat spot. Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st are tiny – 1 ft and 1 ft – you’d be sitting on a still ocean.

The next real hope is Wednesday the 23rd morning. Another clean one: 3 ft from the south with a period of 11 seconds. That’s a nice long-period groundswell, and with a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast, it’ll be clean and have some shape. Combined energy is 349, so moderate but well-arranged.

But the standout of the whole run? Thursday the 24th morning. We get 6 ft from the northeast, period 7 seconds, with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the northeast. The combined energy is strong (654), and the conditions are labelled “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s gonna be fun, chunky, and clean – best of the lot. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so expect a few locals out for that one.

After that, we trail off into smaller stuff with onshore or cross-shore winds through to the end of the month. There’s another decent window on Monday the 28th – Friday the 28th morning has 3 ft from the east-northeast with a clean offshore from the northwest, and by the afternoon it’s 4 ft from the east-southeast with a gentle offshore. Both marked as good conditions. A nice way to finish the outlook.

Water temp is sitting at 63° right now, which is about 1° cooler than normal for this time of year – nothing crazy, but just a touch fresh. You’ll want a spring suit still.

Honestly, if you’re picking a session, aim for Thursday 24th morning – that’s the one that’s got everything lining up. Friday 18th morning is the backup for cleaner but smaller waves.

Rusty.

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