Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
!
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2
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.7
SW
8
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.1
SW
9
1.5
S
9
1.1
S
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
325
335
275
319
319
313
308
296
265
274
232
403
388
459
906
1364
1387
688
351
198
2046
2248
2083
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
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
cross-off
High Tide
10:23PM1.30m
11:49AM0.91m
11:06PM1.27m
12:42PM0.89m
11:53PM1.23m
1:37PM0.90m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.27m
4:41PM0.61m
6:19AM0.30m
5:27PM0.64m
7:09AM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:45
6:46
6:46
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5:08
5:07
5:07
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
10
14
16
16
13
11
11
10
7
8
11
11
12
8
9
13
13
14
14
14
11
10
9
9
8
12
14
14
12
10
8
3
1
1
3
3
4
1
2
5
5
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
SW
8
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
334
325
143
275
319
319
313
308
296
265
274
232
180
146
146
106
78
58
528
351
198
20
21
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
1.2
ENE
11
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
52
49
325
104
67
43
25
14
13
8
32
6
6
6
2
2
2
52
35
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
25
52
16
15
14
15
16
16
9
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.1
SW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.2
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
358
232
335
215
168
11
150
403
388
459
906
1364
1387
688
565
727
2046
2248
2083
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
51
51
51
51
51
51
77
77
51
51
51
51
131
51
259
259
190
156
98
98
98
98
190
190
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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