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Anzacs surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Anzacs today?
The current surf forecast for Anzacs at 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Anzacs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 325 | 314 | 237 | 194 | 187 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 106 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 61 | 85 | 90 | 121 | 125 | 87 | 166 | 122 | 120 | 116 | 106 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:00PM 1.76 | 9:14AM 1.74 | 11:03PM 1.79 | 10:07AM 1.68 | 12:02AM 1.85 | 11:05AM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:38AM 1.09 | 4:04PM 0.52 | 4:46AM 1.13 | 4:57PM 0.50 | 5:53AM 1.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
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