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Smiths Beach Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Phillip Island (20 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Smiths Beach surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Smiths Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smiths Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Smiths Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Smiths Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Smiths Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
565 | 464 | 534 | 518 | 495 | 480 | 418 | 392 | 374 | 281 | 277 | 240 | 200 | 197 | 224 | 363 | 384 | 1112 | 114 | 1487 | 1201 | 148 | 284 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:31PM2.10m | 12:53PM2.52m | 00:27AM2.19m | 1:45PM2.61m | 1:22AM2.27m | 2:35PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.88m | 6:03AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.81m | 6:58AM-0.10m | 7:46PM0.74m | 7:51AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 565 | 464 | 534 | 518 | 495 | 480 | 418 | 392 | 374 | 281 | 277 | 240 | 200 | 197 | 2 | 256 | 81 | 154 | 114 | 154 | 148 | 122 | 284 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 112 | 31 | 31 | 148 | 140 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | 363 | 384 | 1112 | 58 | 1487 | 1201 | 69 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 11 | 19 | 315 | 249 |
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