Mermaid Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° S 153.44° E

Mermaid Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mermaid Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Mermaid Beach today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mermaid Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Mermaid Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
57
55
49
48
33
31
29
37
25
24
38
55
54
68
51
49
48
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:43AM1.04m
3:02PM1.18m
2:49AM0.92m
4:24PM1.24m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.50m
8:05AM0.32m
9:15PM0.54m
9:01AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
16
15
15
14
13
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
16
15
13
11
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
16
16
17
17
16
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