Wave buoys close to Mermaid Beach, Australia

Lat Long: 28.04° S 153.44° E

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mermaid Beach sea temperature is

20.0° C

Mermaid Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

For each wave buoy we keep two record sets: an hour record and the long-range 6 hourly one.

Wave buoys nearest to Mermaid Beach:
1.	Palm Beach Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	5mi
2.	Gold Coast Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	6mi
3.	Tweed Heads Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	12mi
4.	Brisbane Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	40mi
5.	Byron Bay Waverider Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	59mi

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Wave buoys close to Mermaid Beach, Australia

Wave buoys nearest to Mermaid Beach: