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Centre Crack Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Phillip Island (20 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Centre Crack surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Centre Crack surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Centre Crack sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Centre Crack today?
The current surf forecast for Centre Crack at 4PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Centre Crack. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
540 | 437 | 923 | 873 | 553 | 477 | 736 | 407 | 590 | 590 | 336 | 280 | 221 | 836 | 878 | 2088 | 1488 | 2504 | 2483 | 2880 | 3439 | 3237 | 3022 | 3357 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.34m | 2:16AM2.03m | 3:12PM2.35m | 2:53AM2.03m | 3:48PM2.32m | 3:30AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.28m | 8:39PM0.80m | 8:35AM0.27m | 9:16PM0.79m | 9:11AM0.29m | 9:52PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | 5:23 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 58 | 54 | 377 | 262 | 172 | 736 | 407 | 590 | 590 | 336 | 118 | 172 | 96 | 36 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 75 | 128 | 170 | 477 | 19 | 77 | 44 | 44 | 73 | 280 | 221 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SE 10 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 130 | 173 | 21 | 18 | 44 | 4 | 44 | 67 | 98 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 540 | 437 | 923 | 873 | 553 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 836 | 878 | 2088 | 1488 | 2504 | 2483 | 2880 | 3439 | 3237 | 3022 | 3357 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 70 | 70 | 159 | 258 | 125 | 125 | 452 | 490 | 490 | 507 | 482 | 74 | 74 | 460 |
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