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Cape Liptrap surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Cape Liptrap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Liptrap sea temperature is
17.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cape Liptrap today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Liptrap at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (05 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Cape Liptrap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121616151414141313131313131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202248193429357293384792757746828828841841700700700613555546546471449435
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
0
SSE
0
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
2.41
2:45PM
2.28
3:41AM
2.52
3:47PM
2.36
4:24AM
2.60
4:42PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.37
8:45AM
0.89
9:00PM
0.36
9:41AM
0.69
9:53PM
0.36
10:32AM
0.49
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:33---
Sunset8:29-------8:28-------8:27-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181616161615161615141313131415151515141314161616
Feels °C (?)161413131411131412131112121212121315141314151413
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