Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.02° S 146.29° E

Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.0° 

Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) today (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) at 8PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
344
275
252
248
493
390
427
367
358
331
309
251
211
208
203
189
118
116
129
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
Low Tide
8:13PM-0.00m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
12
9
8
8
9
9
6
6
8
10
9
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