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Point Hicks Surf Forecast
/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Point Hicks surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Point Hicks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Point Hicks sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Point Hicks today?
The current surf forecast for Point Hicks at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Point Hicks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | |
303 | 183 | 120 | 74 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 144 | 1040 | 1601 | 1655 | 1473 | 1757 | 2126 | 1663 | 1561 | 1687 | 2973 | 4674 | 4648 | 4369 | 3715 | 2598 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.22m | 11:56AM0.86m | 11:09PM1.19m | 12:48PM0.85m | 11:56PM1.16m | 1:43PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.26m | 4:46PM0.59m | 6:23AM0.28m | 5:33PM0.62m | 7:13AM0.30m | 6:29PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 217 | 183 | 120 | 74 | 210 | 206 | 198 | 231 | 173 | 170 | 136 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 52 | 505 | 332 | 185 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | W 18 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 217 | 217 | 210 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 82 | 34 | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 144 | 1040 | 1601 | 1655 | 1473 | 1757 | 2126 | 1663 | 1561 | 1687 | 2973 | 4674 | 4648 | 4369 | 3715 | 2598 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 115 | 115 | 49 | 49 | 95 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 296 | 362 | 225 | 192 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 192 | 274 | 329 | 205 | 192 |
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