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Merimbula Bar

Lat Long: 36.90° S 149.93° E

Merimbula Bar Surf Photo: 'Merimbula Bar on a wild day' by Iain McKimm

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Merimbula Bar sea temperature is

15.9° C

0.8°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	E	ENE
	11 s	cross- on	4 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SW	E	NE
	10 s	cross- on	4 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SSW	E	ENE
	10 s	cross- on	4 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	S	E	NE
	10 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	S	SSE	E
	10 s	cross- on	7 s	7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 June at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE	E	SE
	8 s	on	8 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 June at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SSW	SSE	SE	SE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	17 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 June at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SSW	S	SSE	SE
	9 s	cross- on	10 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 June at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SSW	SSE	SE	SE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 June at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	S	SSE	SSE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 June at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	S	SSE	SE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 June at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	S	SSE	SSE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 June at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WSW	S	SSE	SE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE
	9 s	cross	9 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	S	SSE	E
	9 s	cross	9 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	WSW	SSE	ESE
	9 s	glass	7 s	9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNW	WSW	SSE	E
	9 s	glass	7 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Merimbula Bar around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 11 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.2 ft). Range 1.86m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Merimbula Bar Surf Photo: 'Merimbula Bar on a wild day' by Iain McKimm

Same location as above but after a strong SE

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User: Iain McKimm (4 photos)

Country: Australia (2655 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:24 pm 15 Jun 2014