Surf-Forecast | Flume Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 38.40° S 142.49° E

Issued: 10 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Flume Beach sea temperature is

15.3°C

Flume Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: joe

Flume Beach Surf Guide

Flume Beach in Far West of Victoria is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north northeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Flume Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Flume Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Flume Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Flume Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Flume Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 99% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

99%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Flume Beach Location Map

Interactive Flume Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Flume Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 03:41 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Flume Beach look like?

Latest photos from Flume Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: joe

Tides at Flume Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Warrnambool, 1 km from Flume Beach.

Next High Water: 05:28am | 0.69m

Next Low Water: 10:18am | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Flume Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.3 °C) at Flume Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.