Quarantine Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.30° S 144.65° E

Quarantine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Quarantine sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Quarantine today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Quarantine at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5815
5493
4796
3594
4284
4079
3990
3629
3629
3444
3109
2792
2424
2090
1762
1493
1564
1383
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:14AM1.55m
3:03PM1.47m
3:52AM1.53m
3:33PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.15m
9:13AM0.43m
9:24PM0.14m
9:47AM0.50m
9:58PM0.16m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
9
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