Merimbula Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.90° S 149.93° E

Issued: 9 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Merimbula Bar sea temperature is

15.9°C

Merimbula Bar 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 Merimbula Bar today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Merimbula Bar at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

Table - waves today at Merimbula Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 5	NE 7	NE 8	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	59	60	69	77	75	75	55	37	67	42	59	70	50	46	42	65	80	87	431	489	1539	305
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	NE	WNW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			10:04AM1.38m				10:26PM1.18m				10:41AM1.35m				11:11PM1.06m				11:22AM1.31m
Low Tide					4:24PM0.25m				4:21AM0.33m				5:13PM0.30m				4:54AM0.42m				6:05PM0.36m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	22	21	24	23	16	13	12	12	14	11	10	10	9	7	8	8	10	13	13	10	9
Feels °C	14	19	18	22	20	14	10	9	10	9	3	4	3	2	0	0	1	2	6	5	4	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 10	SSE 11	NE 8	E 13	E 14	E 14	S 10	SSE 10
kJ	59	60	16	16	75	75	55	37	41	42	37	31	23	11	22	37	2	3	4	4	432	305
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 6	ENE 12	E 12	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	NE 8	NNE 8	E 13	NE 8	NE 7	N 7	NE 14	E 14
kJ	17	17	17	17	8	8	8	8	15	15	3	22	16	19	10	6	3	2	2	1	8	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 15	—	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 11	E 16	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 15	—	—	—	—	S 18
kJ	17	17	4	—	17	17	17	16	16	3	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	SSW 2	S 3	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 4
kJ	—	—	69	77	199	1	5	12	67	18	59	70	50	46	42	65	80	87	431	489	1539	8
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	5	30	13	1	22	1152	1186	92	79	79	92	113	527	386	386	16	16
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1			3	2	2	2	2				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5

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