Mermaid Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° S 153.44° E

Mermaid Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mermaid Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
49
48
33
31
29
37
37
24
37
41
54
54
52
54
52
69
68
74
77
83
153
189
194
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
15
E
10
E
5
E
0
SE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:43AM1.04m
3:02PM1.18m
2:49AM0.92m
4:24PM1.24m
4:17AM0.84m
5:39PM1.32m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.32m
9:15PM0.54m
9:01AM0.31m
11:05PM0.53m
10:09AM0.31m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
19
17
17
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
17
16
18
17
17
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
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