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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 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
16.8° 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: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)8813161614141414131313131212121212121211111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)502507140819041719148412201107100469919319613011411216410884666643302221
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
0.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
-0.00
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:43-------5:42----
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C14141414141312121212121212121110911121313131313
Feels °C (?)766676556778101098810111211111111
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