Surf Forecasts:
Merewether - Ladies surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 933 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Merewether - Ladies this week:
The surf forecast for Merewether - Ladies over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Merewether - Ladies in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Merewether - Ladies over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Text 2: Imperial
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for the Ladies, and it’s a story that requires a bit of patience.
The start of this period is a bit of a bust. We’ve got a constant flow of cross and cross-onshore winds that are going to keep the ocean all chopped up. The first few sessions are nothing to write home about, even if the swell energy is moderate, sometimes hitting the 500s. Friday morning is the only real shot at a wave before the weekend, but it’s a marginal one – a 6ft SSE swell at a 10-second interval, only to be messed up by that 15 km/h cross breeze. Once the afternoon sea breeze hits, it’s over.
The weekend is a loss for quality. Saturday’s swell is all over the place, and Sunday afternoon’s 30 km/h cross-shore will just blow the lid off it. We’re wading through poor, weak, and messy conditions until mid-week.
Now, here’s the big one, but it comes with a warning. On Wednesday the 16th, the ocean starts to pump, with the swell energy jumping to 923. The wave height is a solid 8ft from the S, but its period is a short, bumpy 8 seconds. The 25 km/h cross-onshore is going to destroy any potential. With waves that big, it's expert-only territory, and with that short period, it will be a walled-up, wind-blown mess. If I’m being honest, that setup looks a whole lot better for the kite surfers than it does for us on a paddle board.
Your true standout is on Sunday the 20th. That morning is the one to get excited about. We’re looking at a clean 4ft S swell with a 10-second interval, and the wind is offshore from the NW, which is exactly what this reef needs. The energy is a solid 430, and with that offshore flow, the waves should be clean, lined-up, and a hell of a lot of fun.
There’s a small northwest window Friday the 18th, with a very long period S swell, but it’s only about 2ft. A clean, glassy morning could be fun if you’re just wanting to get wet, but it’s a shadow of what’s coming on Sunday.
Once Monday the 21st arrives, the swell fades fast. The energy readings drop off a cliff, and we’re left with tiny, weak waves. It looks like we’ll have a few days of nearly nothing before the next pulse arrives, if it does. That far out, we take it with a grain of salt.
So, keep your powder dry. The slop early on isn’t where you want to be. Mark your calendar for the morning of Sunday the 20th – it’s got the most potential by a long shot.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 563 | 418 | 307 | 207 | 320 | 163 | 113 | 146 | 102 | 132 | 85 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 230 | 899 | 742 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.49m | 8:28PM1.67m | 8:56AM1.53m | 9:08PM1.58m | 9:33AM1.54m | 9:47PM1.46m | 10:10AM1.53m | 10:25PM1.32m | 10:48AM1.50m | 11:03PM1.19m | 11:27AM1.46m | 11:44PM1.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.10m | 2:14PM0.21m | 2:47AM0.12m | 2:59PM0.20m | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:43PM0.24m | 3:53AM0.24m | 4:26PM0.31m | 4:24AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.39m | 4:55AM0.41m | 6:01PM0.48m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | ENE 5 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 736 | 563 | 418 | 307 | 181 | 320 | 163 | 113 | 146 | 33 | 132 | 85 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 19 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | ENE 5 | E 12 | S 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | ENE 14 | E 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 126 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 78 | 184 | 131 | 61 | 28 | 102 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 21 | E 10 | E 13 | SSE 19 | E 14 | E 13 | E 4 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 14 | S 16 | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 207 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 36 | 105 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 230 | 899 | 742 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 67 | 176 | 257 | 257 | 128 | 6 |
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