Tip Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.58° S 149.75° E

Tip Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tip Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.4° 

Tip Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tip Beach today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tip Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
254
102
73
131
158
54
46
36
36
23
23
30
79
112
313
240
233
340
131
205
292
291
542
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:45AM0.89m
1:53PM1.19m
3:00AM0.84m
2:51PM1.18m
4:17AM0.83m
3:51PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.55m
9:01PM0.44m
8:03AM0.60m
10:10PM0.42m
9:07AM0.63m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
18
22
21
16
15
15
13
12
14
16
15
12
12
12
11
11
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
14
13
13
16
19
18
14
13
13
10
10
12
12
11
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
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