Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Forecast

/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (39.02° S 146.29° E)

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Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 AEST

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

Today's Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is 13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) in the next 12 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 20) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 19) at 1PM.

Wave Type	Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	1PM (Sat 20th Sep)	8ft (2.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).
	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	9	14	14	9	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	7	7	16	8	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	331	235	646	2591	2569	660	984	1310	1062	1182	1319	1541	911	715	212	258	229	1307	563	2542	1552
Wind (km/h)	N	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	11:48AM 0.00													6:30PM 0.00				8:22PM 0.00
Low Tide / height (m)										4:07AM -0.00			5:41AM -0.00						9:23AM -0.00

	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
Sunrise	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-
Sunset	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:13	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	12	1	-	1	2	3	3	3	1	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	5	2	-
Temp. °C	19	16	10	11	12	12	13	12	12	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Feels °C (?)	11	12	1	2	3	3	5	5	6	3	2	1	6	6	7	7	7	7	3	7	7

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - East Coast

Wind Update Still cross-shore at Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) (light winds from the S at WilsonsPromontoryLighthouse 17 km from Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory)). 0.9m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.4m 6s windswell from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 26 minutes ago Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory)

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17 km away, 1 h 26 min ago

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13.2

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Information about the Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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