Flume Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far West of Victoria, Australia)

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Flume Beach Surf Guide

Flume Beach in Far West of Victoria is a reasonably exposed beach break that has fairly consistent 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. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

Flume Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.2°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.

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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.

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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
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 07:25 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	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: 02:43pm | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 09:04pm | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Flume Beach Sea Temperature

The Flume Beach water temperature is rather cool (16.2 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

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