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Bird Rock Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Bird Rock surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bird Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | |
1066 | 1081 | 1054 | 936 | 732 | 638 | 545 | 545 | 530 | 323 | 362 | 1471 | 1462 | 2150 | 2205 | 2472 | 2745 | 2692 | 3041 | 6716 | 6497 | 3838 | 1510 | 3139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.96m | 2:00AM1.59m | 2:58PM1.94m | 2:33AM1.58m | 3:32PM1.91m | 3:06AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.68m | 8:15AM0.23m | 9:05PM0.69m | 8:49AM0.26m | 9:39PM0.71m | 9:22AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | — |
 kJ | 513 | 1081 | 1054 | 936 | 732 | 638 | 545 | 545 | 530 | 323 | 362 | 1471 | 91 | 155 | 209 | 83 | 2 | 217 | 3035 | 2563 | 2348 | 2612 | 643 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 211 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 100 | 131 | 98 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | — | 920 | 737 | — | 1350 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 24 | S 24 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 11 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1066 | 478 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 332 | 931 | 1462 | 2150 | 2205 | 2472 | 2745 | 2692 | 3041 | 6716 | 6497 | 3838 | 1510 | 3139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 327 | 373 | 373 | 551 | 359 | 559 | 536 | 3 | 3 | 519 | 532 | 532 | 568 |
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