Flume Beach surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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Flume Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Flume Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Flume Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Flume Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (18 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Flume Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1791
1651
1439
1220
1042
960
880
805
734
644
1151
1090
1090
1070
954
820
804
849
866
901
936
898
1005
1178
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:31PM1.05m
10:11PM0.50m
2:03PM1.05m
10:49PM0.56m
2:35PM1.00m
11:32PM0.61m
Low Tide
5:22AM-0.01m
9:12PM0.50m
5:55AM-0.07m
9:07PM0.55m
6:32AM-0.10m
9:07PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
14
14
13
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
10
11
14
12
13
11
8
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
11
12
11
12
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
1791
1651
1439
1220
1042
960
880
805
734
644
221
276
399
1070
954
820
804
849
866
901
936
898
913
677
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
21
0.1
E
9
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
11
11
18
90
45
45
77
251
251
148
2
18
2
404
395
528
622
632
700
748
853
832
1005
1178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
22
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
1
W
5
1.1
WSW
6
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
5
47
71
1151
1090
1090
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
1
60
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
21
20
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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