Bird Rock surf break

Bird Rock surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Bird Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bird Rock sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bird Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Bird Rock at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Bird Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
6
3
3
3
5
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.6
SW
9
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
4
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
638
553
545
530
323
393
1468
1788
1979
2280
2707
3151
3267
2887
2600
6967
3838
2921
4623
4443
4277
3843
5013
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:00AM1.59m
2:58PM1.94m
2:33AM1.58m
3:32PM1.91m
3:06AM1.55m
4:05PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.23m
9:05PM0.69m
8:49AM0.26m
9:39PM0.71m
9:22AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:30
5:29
5:27
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
11
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.1
E
10
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
732
638
553
545
530
323
362
60
91
155
249
82
2
2658
2791
2563
2465
2578
2921
3095
3029
2927
2643
2374
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.9
SW
9
0.4
SW
20
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
18
45
45
45
100
128
98
2
2
2
2
2
159
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SW
20
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
2
4
2
98
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
1.6
SW
9
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
4
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
1
4
4
393
1468
1788
1979
2280
2707
3151
3267
2887
2600
6967
3838
1433
4623
4443
4277
3843
5013
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
2
5
2
2
2
2
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
3
234
327
517
373
295
359
528
519
3
519
519
532
3
568
528
528
528
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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