Centre Crack Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Phillip Island, Australia)

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Centre Crack Surf Guide

Centre Crack in Phillip Island is a sheltered reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. A reef breaks right. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Centre Crack Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Centre Crack:

The best conditions reported for surf at Centre Crack occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Centre Crack (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Centre Crack with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in August while 17% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 71% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

17%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

71%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Centre Crack Location Map

Interactive Centre Crack surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Centre Crack is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) in Australia, 60 km (37 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Centre Crack is Avalon Airport (AVV), also in Australia, 80 km (50 miles) away.

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Centre Crack Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 13:59 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	SW	WSW	WSW	SW
Period (s)	12	10	10	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

What does Centre Crack look like?

Latest photos from Centre Crack. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: joel

Tides at Centre Crack

Current tide and informaton

For Phillip Island, 8 km from Centre Crack.

Next High Water: 02:35pm | 2.34m

Next Low Water: 08:39pm | 0.8m

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Centre Crack Sea Temperature

The Centre Crack water temperature is reasonably warm (17.1 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (13.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite