Tip Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Victoria, Australia)

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Tip Beach Surf Guide

Tip Beach on the East Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the west northwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Tip Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	19.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tip Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tip Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Tip Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tip Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 38% of the time in June while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 32% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

38%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

30%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

32%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tip Beach Location Map

Interactive Tip Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Tip Beach is Canberra Airport (CBR) in Australia, which is 258 km (160 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Tip Beach is Albury Airport (ABX), also in Australia, 300 km (186 miles) away.

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Tip Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 10:11 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	cross- on	on

Tides at Tip Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Mallacoota, 1 km from Tip Beach.

Next High Water: 11:49am | 0.91m

Next Low Water: 04:41pm | 0.61m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tip Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.8 °C) at Tip Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 17.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite