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Quarantine surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Quarantine surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Quarantine sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Quarantine today?
The current surf forecast for Quarantine at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Quarantine. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 1315 | 1025 | 865 | 739 | 662 | 534 | 471 | 361 | 302 | 265 | 226 | 200 | 167 | 106 | 103 | 110 | 144 | 216 | 198 | 213 | 149 | 140 | 320 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:29AM 1.23 | 10:12PM 1.17 | 9:14AM 1.20 | 11:19PM 1.22 | 10:05AM 1.17 | 12:18AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:18PM 0.38 | 3:35AM 0.81 | 4:10PM 0.36 | 4:47AM 0.85 | 5:03PM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
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