Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 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
17.0° 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 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.2
S
8
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
359
294
300
321
289
342
813
813
634
485
423
373
356
297
245
240
236
231
187
187
180
167
167
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:39AM1.07m
10:13PM1.60m
11:41AM1.04m
11:10PM1.53m
12:43PM1.03m
Low Tide
4:21AM-0.06m
3:50PM0.45m
5:20AM-0.03m
4:47PM0.49m
6:19AM0.03m
5:50PM0.53m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:55
1
3
4
5
5
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
15
14
14
13
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
8
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
11
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1
ENE
10
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
359
359
294
300
321
289
342
813
813
634
485
423
373
356
297
151
145
236
118
187
127
180
167
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
S
7
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
10
78
138
133
245
240
103
231
187
187
95
76
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
14
14
6
6
6
216
5
5
39
44
41
67
74
70
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
2
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
7
49
92
155
297
422
552
446
395
244
205
206
147
118
67
46
21
33
15
6
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
51
51
51
51
131
131
131
131
131
131
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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