Picnic Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Victoria – Wilsons Promontory, Australia)
| Name: | Picnic Bay |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SW | Offshore Wind: E |
Picnic Bay in Wilson Promentary is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.
Overall Picnic Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The graph describes the range of swells directed at Picnic Bay through an average year.... (show all text)
The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
Also see Picnic Bay surf quality by season and Picnic Bay surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Victoria - Wilsons Promontory surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Picnic Bay
Visitor Reviews of Picnic Bay |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Picnic Bay:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Squeaky Beach | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Buckleys Reef | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Norman Bay | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Darbys | 3 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Oberon Bay | 4 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Picnic Bay: |
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| Closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 5301 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 5323 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5469 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5526 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5833 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Picnic Bay: |
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| Closest tide station | Great Glennie Island, Australia | 6 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Rabbit Island, Australia | 14 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Waratah Bay, Australia | 19 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Port Welshpool, Australia | 24 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Stony Point, Australia | 73 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Picnic Bay: |
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| Closest ski area | Mount Baw Baw (Australia) | 81 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mt St Gwinear (Australia) | 82 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Mt Donna Buang (Australia) | 96 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Lake Mountain (Australia) | 108 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Mount Buller (Australia) | 129 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Picnic Bay: |
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| Closest city location | North Wonthaggi (Australia) | 47 mi |
| Second closest city location | Morwell (Australia) | 55 mi |
| Third closest city location | Moe (Australia) | 59 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Traralgon (Australia) | 59 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Warragul (Australia) | 62 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Picnic Bay is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) in Australia, 155 km (96 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Picnic Bay is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB), also in Australia, 188 km (117 miles) away.
- Third is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 192 km (119 miles) away.
- Melbourne International Airport (MEL) in Australia is 196 km (122 miles) away.
- Launceston Airport (LST), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Picnic Bay and is 292 km (181 miles) away.
