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Anzacs surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Anzacs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anzacs sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Anzacs today?
The current surf forecast for Anzacs at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Anzacs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1204 | 971 | 785 | 635 | 514 | 433 | 373 | 320 | 237 | 229 | 187 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 89 | 110 | 119 | 123 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:27AM 1.82 | 10:00PM 1.76 | 9:14AM 1.74 | 11:03PM 1.79 | 10:07AM 1.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:37AM 0.99 | 3:14PM 0.52 | 3:38AM 1.09 | 4:04PM 0.52 | 4:46AM 1.13 | 4:57PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 |
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