Johanna surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
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Johanna surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Johanna sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Johanna today?

The current surf forecast for Johanna at 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.3
SW
19
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
21
1.6
WSW
20
2.2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1286
666
1203
1135
1308
1150
1267
844
1532
1169
1092
978
825
711
618
609
480
466
341
172
229
705
1902
3319
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:32AM0.30m
6:04PM0.36m
6:59AM0.29m
6:56PM0.34m
9:29AM0.34m
7:58PM0.32m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.25m
10:44AM0.20m
1:07AM0.24m
12:23PM0.25m
2:11AM0.20m
3:14PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
13
14
14
16
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
15
18
18
16
16
15
15
14
16
20
20
18
17
11
12
12
15
17
15
14
14
13
12
11
13
16
16
14
14
13
13
12
14
19
18
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
21
1.6
WSW
20
2.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
1286
666
1203
1135
1044
1029
790
710
1532
1169
1092
978
825
711
618
609
480
466
341
33
172
705
1902
3319
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
24
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SW
22
1.1
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
SW
20
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
92
447
553
886
1308
1150
1267
844
25
14
14
14
13
6
42
15
57
54
42
172
229
172
255
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SW
12
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
93
262
8
39
3
61
78
147
25
226
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
6
6
11
13
16
23
22
17
37
89
88
71
66
54
42
74
48
24
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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