Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tip Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tip Beach at 6AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
655
567
543
373
373
303
303
249
249
249
245
236
227
222
180
184
180
163
131
125
118
110
81
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:13PM1.60m
11:41AM1.04m
11:10PM1.53m
12:43PM1.03m
00:11AM1.45m
1:46PM1.04m
Low Tide
5:20AM-0.03m
4:47PM0.49m
6:19AM0.03m
5:50PM0.53m
7:18AM0.10m
7:00PM0.55m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
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Temp °C
13
13
12
14
16
15
15
14
13
11
11
13
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
6
6
6
9
11
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
731
582
431
366
373
373
212
207
181
249
249
177
165
120
222
180
184
180
163
131
125
118
110
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
26
140
185
303
303
249
142
131
245
236
227
111
83
37
36
25
24
23
33
24
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SW
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
22
21
21
20
19
1
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
516
655
567
543
316
285
260
209
147
112
55
36
32
18
14
26
7
1
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
131
130
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
94
51
77
60
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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