Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
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Tip Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tip Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tip Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tip Beach at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Tip Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2184
2731
2464
1707
1632
1412
1081
849
641
481
399
326
499
424
190
201
319
302
314
282
264
276
319
313
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:37PM0.90m
00:44AM1.20m
2:32PM0.93m
1:41AM1.18m
3:21PM0.99m
2:42AM1.17m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.32m
6:23PM0.66m
8:00AM0.32m
7:29PM0.66m
8:48AM0.31m
8:39PM0.62m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:07
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
15
13
12
12
11
12
14
16
16
15
14
14
15
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
10
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
14
14
15
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
Energy kJ
35
22
22
23
23
1412
1081
849
641
481
399
326
358
270
190
201
319
302
314
282
264
276
319
313
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
113
119
167
208
199
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
17
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
53
50
21
22
6
6
6
23
6
44
50
46
49
54
84
77
76
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
1.4
SW
9
1
SW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
2184
2731
2464
1707
1632
321
129
98
96
68
71
63
499
424
40
39
39
40
31
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
130
156
259
169
169
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
196
51
51
51
51
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
3
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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