Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.02° S 146.29° E

Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) at 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
886
874
1014
1137
1137
1109
886
753
623
472
466
341
284
231
218
212
205
208
208
189
183
138
136
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:53AM0.00m
Low Tide
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
17
18
19
19
20
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
16
16
16
16
17
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