Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory) surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory) today?

The current surf forecast for Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory) at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
W
10
1.6
WNW
6
0.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
142
142
118
88
89
93
93
89
92
103
102
167
197
222
212
202
206
199
125
176
94
197
197
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:08AM0.00m
11:48AM0.00m
Low Tide
9:11PM-0.00m
00:33AM-0.00m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
6
5
4
Temp °C
22
22
25
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
16
16
14
14
14
13
17
19
19
17
16
15
14
19
19
22
20
20
19
17
17
17
17
20
15
14
11
11
11
10
12
15
15
12
10
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
7
Energy kJ
144
142
142
118
88
89
93
93
89
92
59
41
167
197
222
212
202
206
199
125
176
94
156
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
E
4
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
W
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.9
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1
9
15
16
16
10
11
12
6
25
103
102
14
13
60
64
47
52
54
18
29
54
80
197
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
5
13
11
1
1
1
13
64
26
28
7
12
15
47
29
17
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
E
5
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
6
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
6
65
72
3
3
6
16
7
202
238
58
2
1
2
32
55
197
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
90
20
20
20
0
78
78
28
78
78
78
78
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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