Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)121111101010101099101010101615151414141414147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169121119951027963604241454848498880209130128128127195179168
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
0.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--6:01-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:42-------8:42-------8:42-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------14
Temp. °C121112161818181515151517171716151515161817171716
Feels °C (?)10911151616161415141315141414141414151614141310
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