Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° S 146.27° E

Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.9° 

Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) at 2PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
460
449
1467
1862
1857
644
565
544
418
606
682
293
525
552
552
543
235
235
231
269
269
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:09PM0.00m
Low Tide
6:56AM-0.00m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
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