
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mermaid Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mermaid Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mermaid Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.15m | 5:18AM0.73m | 5:43PM1.19m | 6:11AM0.80m | 6:26PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.42m | 00:02AM0.46m | 10:24AM0.43m | 00:43AM0.40m | 11:36AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
34 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 19 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | — | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 22 | — | 2 | 44 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 90 | 188 | 311 | 276 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 276 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 336 | 154 | 68 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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