Merewether - Ladies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Merewether - Ladies sea temperature is

18.8° C

Merewether - Ladies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Merewether - Ladies today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Merewether - Ladies at 9AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

Table - waves today at Merewether - Ladies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	639	639	566	577	584	505	432	367	346	290	290	245	240	200	160	201	163	147	115	115	118	115	88	88
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	ENE	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	off	cross-off
High Tide	00:10AM1.45m					1:01PM1.37m			00:56AM1.29m					1:51PM1.36m				1:46AM1.15m				2:44PM1.37m
Low Tide			6:38AM0.35m					7:03PM0.58m				7:17AM0.43m				8:07PM0.64m				7:57AM0.50m				9:20PM0.66m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	16	16	16	15	14	13	12	14	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	10	11	14	13	14	13	12	10	8	10	16	17	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	639	639	566	577	584	505	432	367	346	290	290	245	240	200	160	201	163	147	115	115	118	115	88	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11
kJ	125	121	110	106	141	139	97	89	85	85	59	56	56	35	31	31	31	17	17	17	17	18	20	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	4	5	24	23	21	21	21	19	4	4	3	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	—	—	NW 2	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	13	21	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	42	42	33	27	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	33	77	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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