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Winkipops

1:15 pm 15 May 2011

Back Beach, Point Lonsdale

10:40 am 8 Jan 2009

Winkipop ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.5
Consistency of surf: 3.5
Difficulty level: 4.5
Wind and kite surfing: 2.0
Crowds: 1.5

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Winkipop Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Victoria – Torquay, Australia)

Winkipops photo

Photo credit: Darren Evans
Surf Break: Winkipop

Name: Winkipop
Type: reef and point
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: NW

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Overall Winkipop 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.

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Winkipop Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Winkipop:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Bird Rock 1 mi
Second closest break Boobs 1 mi
Third closest break Sparrows 1 mi
Fourth closest break Steps 1 mi
Fifth closest break Jan Juc 1 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Winkipop:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 5360 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 5388 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5521 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5577 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5896 mi

Tide stations nearest to Winkipop:

Closest tide station Geelong, Australia 14 mi
Second closest tide station Port Phillip Heads, Australia 17 mi
Third closest tide station Loutit Bay, Australia 22 mi
Fourth closest tide station Apollo Bay, Australia 45 mi
Fifth closest tide station Melbourne, Australia 45 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Winkipop:

Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 86 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 104 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 112 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mt St Gwinear (Australia) 115 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 143 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Winkipop:

Closest city location Anglesea (Australia) 9 mi
Second closest city location Geelong (Australia) 14 mi
Third closest city location Leopold (Australia) 14 mi
Fourth closest city location Geelong West (Australia) 15 mi
Fifth closest city location Clifton Springs (Australia) 19 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Winkipop is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Winkipop is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 81 km (50 miles) away.
  • Third is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB) in Australia, 86 km (53 miles) away.
  • Melbourne International Airport (MEL) in Australia is 89 km (55 miles) away.
  • Albury Airport (ABX), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Winkipop and is 345 km (214 miles) away.
Winkipop break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Winkipop, Victoria - Torquay. Use the tab navigation above to view Winkipop sea temperature, Winkipop photographs, Winkipop detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Winkipop webcams, current wind from Victoria - Torquay live weather stations and Winkipop tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Winkipop.