Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tip Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tip Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
245
236
231
173
170
173
170
163
128
117
113
108
136
201
249
312
371
422
426
786
879
819
819
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:43PM1.03m
00:11AM1.45m
1:46PM1.04m
1:14AM1.35m
2:46PM1.07m
2:19AM1.25m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.03m
5:50PM0.53m
7:18AM0.10m
7:00PM0.55m
8:15AM0.16m
8:14PM0.55m
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clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
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4:55
4:55
4:54
4:53
Temp °C
11
12
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
15
15
7
8
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
Energy kJ
249
177
191
117
173
170
173
170
163
128
117
113
108
136
201
249
312
371
422
426
786
879
819
819
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.6
E
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
112
245
236
231
106
84
63
21
36
24
47
23
30
15
15
16
17
8
10
121
5
5
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
S
14
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
16
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
5
35
24
20
20
6
10
6
3
4
11
29
27
23
19
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
67
44
21
10
30
16
8
3
7
4
2
9
17
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
51
51
72
131
51
51
51
51
51
51
72
130
98
77
77
60
60
60
60
77
77
77
51
77
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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