Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Victoria, Australia)

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Suicides Surf Guide

Suicides on the East Coast is a reasonably exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. Both left and right reef breaks. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of rocks,isolated break and sharks.

Suicides Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Suicides:

The best conditions reported for surf at Suicides occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Suicides (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Suicides with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 95% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

95%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Suicides Location Map

Interactive Suicides surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Suicides is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) in Australia, 92 km (57 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Suicides is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB), also in Australia, 125 km (78 miles) away.

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Suicides Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:52 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	10	10	12	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

Tides at Suicides

Current tide and informaton

For Cape Paterson, 5 km from Suicides.

Next High Water: 03:47pm | 0.77m

Next Low Water: 09:11am | 0.1m

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Suicides Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at Suicides is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (7.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood and gloves.