Surf Forecasts:
Merewether - Ladies surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 972 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Merewether - Ladies over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's look at the next couple of weeks. The only spot we've got dialed in is Merewether - Ladies, and it's fair to say it's a slow start. The first few days are a bit of a write-off. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are showing tiny, weak waves with messy cross-shore breezes. The energy is low (84) to moderate (199) at best. Not much to get excited about.
The first real glimmer comes on Monday morning, September the 7th. We’ve got a clean 1.2m swell from the south with a light cross-offshore wind. The energy is moderate (252). It's not a standout, but it's a solid "get wet" session if you're itching.
The real standout, and the one to circle on your calendar, is Saturday morning, September the 12th. A 1.4m SSE groundswell with a 12-second period, and the wind is glassy. That's a dream. The energy is moderate (526) and the water temp is a very average 19° for this time of year. This is the best session on offer if you can get out. It will be clean, with some push from the longer period. The morning will be the window, as the afternoon turns choppy with a cross-shore.
After that, the swell drops away again. The second week of September is a real letdown. A few tiny, clean windows on the morning of the 15th and the 18th, but the waves are barely breaking – 0.4m and 0.3m respectively. There is a promising-looking window on Friday the 18th afternoon, with a 0.7m SSE swell and a very long 18-second period, but the size is so small it's hard to call it a real session. We'll have to see how that develops.
So, the call is: Get out on Saturday the 12th for the cleanest, best-shaped waves. The rest of the run is mostly small and bumpy, but forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 51 | 33 | 134 | 186 | 67 | 98 | 41 | 27 | 55 | 290 | 314 | 241 | 143 | 135 | 972 | 572 | 210 | 140 | 108 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.51m | 00:54AM1.12m | 1:26PM1.51m | 2:14AM1.04m | 2:41PM1.52m | 3:47AM1.04m | 3:58PM1.58m | 5:08AM1.11m | 5:08PM1.65m | 6:07AM1.21m | 6:08PM1.71m | 6:55AM1.32m | 6:59PM1.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.42m | 6:42AM0.47m | 8:22PM0.44m | 7:51AM0.54m | 9:49PM0.40m | 9:11AM0.55m | 11:04PM0.32m | 10:30AM0.51m | 00:02AM0.23m | 11:39AM0.42m | 00:51AM0.15m | 12:36PM0.33m | 1:33AM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 33 | 134 | 186 | 44 | 98 | 41 | 27 | 55 | 290 | 314 | 241 | 143 | 78 | 2 | 572 | 210 | 140 | 108 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 67 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 127 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 18 | 88 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | WNW 4 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | S 18 | NE 4 | — | E 9 | E 11 | ENE 6 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | S 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 4 | — | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | S 6 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 135 | 972 | — | — | — | 82 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 741 | 110 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 510 | 218 |
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