Surf Forecasts:
Merewether - Ladies surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period, S swell with 1,061 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Merewether - Ladies in the next 16 days are 2.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Merewether - Ladies over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Merewether - Ladies. The next week and a bit is a mixed bag, but there’s a couple of sessions that have me properly excited, so let’s get into it.
Right off the bat, things are pretty quiet. Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th are small and messy – we’re looking at ankle to knee-high stuff with onshore crud. Not worth paddling out for. Saturday morning the 8th does get glassy with a light offshore, but there’s barely any energy with just 1ft on the cards and weak energy (62), so it’s more of a longboard cruise than anything with punch.
Sunday the 9th is a little better with some chest-high waves but the wind is side-offshore and the energy is still low (103). It’s surfable but nothing to write home about. Monday the 10th has a strong cross-offshore wind, but the swell is tiny and confused – skip it.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Tuesday the 11th: we’ve got a proper pulse of south swell coming in at 6ft with a 10-second period. The combined energy jumps to 656 (moderate) and the wind goes offshore in the afternoon from the NNW. That’s clean, lined-up surf in the head-high range. This is a standout session – the waves will have some push and the offshore breeze should keep the faces clean. This is the best of the first week, no doubt. Wednesday the 12th holds similar but a little smaller at 5ft in the morning with offshore winds – still very good.
Things get ugly again from Thursday the 13th through Sunday the 16th. Strong southerly winds, lumpy conditions, and building but messy swell. By Sunday the 16th we’re looking at 8ft of onshore slop from the ESE with a long period (11 seconds) but direct onshore wind. That’s a lot of water moving but it’ll be a blown-out mess – more for the kite crew than us.
Monday the 17th is similar – big (10ft) but onshore and lumpy. Not for paddle surfing.
Then we get a nice little reward. Wednesday the 19th morning: glassy conditions with 6ft of ESE swell at 9 seconds. That’s chest-to-head-high and dead calm. Combined energy is strong at 758. This is the second standout – but it’s over a week away (19th of August), so keep an eye on the forecast. Thursday the 20th morning also looks promising with a light offshore and 6ft of clean ESE swell at a long 11-second period (groundswell). That’ll be great for the reef setup here, with nice long lines.
Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report.
So, overall: Tuesday the 11th afternoon is your best bet in the near term – get out there. Then circle Wednesday the 19th morning and Thursday the 20th morning for some quality glassy conditions.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 17 | 99 | 60 | 56 | 88 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 64 | 92 | 76 | 516 | 181 | 68 | 94 | 637 | 569 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.22m | 1:53PM1.46m | 2:17AM1.12m | 3:00PM1.52m | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:12PM1.60m | 5:05AM1.09m | 5:19PM1.69m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:20PM1.79m | 7:11AM1.24m | 7:13PM1.85m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.42m | 8:30PM0.51m | 8:12AM0.47m | 9:54PM0.46m | 9:20AM0.49m | 11:13PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.48m | 00:18AM0.26m | 11:40AM0.43m | 1:11AM0.16m | 12:41PM0.36m | 1:58AM0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 99 | 60 | 56 | 88 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 64 | 92 | 76 | 237 | 181 | 68 | 94 | 637 | 569 | 878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 15 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | N 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | ENE 9 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 516 | 75 | 65 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 20 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 312 | 198 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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