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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 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 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
95
226
318
304
299
234
212
184
142
128
81
58
63
62
116
149
297
268
253
249
212
249
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
S
10
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
W
10
NW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12PM0.00m
7:07PM0.00m
9:07PM0.00m
Low Tide
8:06AM-0.00m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:31
Temp °C
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
23
23
22
21
21
21
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
17
20
20
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SE
11
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
68
68
32
226
318
304
299
234
212
184
142
128
81
58
63
40
116
149
297
268
253
249
212
249
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SE
11
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SW
18
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
SW
16
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
51
46
63
31
46
43
41
39
38
6
7
6
2
33
48
62
14
48
6
4
7
4
88
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
5
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
5
5
95
5
15
8
8
8
2
2
14
37
7
6
6
6
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
19
31
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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