Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 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 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
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2
2
0
1
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
ENE
10
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
2.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
SW
9
1.5
S
9
2.4
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
275
319
319
313
308
296
265
260
327
523
631
701
857
1350
750
586
365
951
2131
2426
2068
2434
2042
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SE
10
SE
0
SSE
10
NW
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
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
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
6:23PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:45
6:46
6:46
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5:08
5:07
5:07
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
14
17
16
13
11
12
10
7
7
10
11
12
10
10
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
9
9
8
12
15
14
13
9
8
3
0
1
2
2
4
4
3
5
5
6
7
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
143
275
319
319
313
308
296
265
260
218
180
146
108
80
80
750
539
365
210
21
22
22
23
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
11
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
14
0.1
N
11
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
325
93
59
37
26
14
13
9
8
15
2
58
34
35
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
8
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
52
16
15
14
15
16
5
9
6
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
8
0.3
W
3
1.4
SW
7
0.6
WSW
3
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
2.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SSW
9
2
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
2
WSW
9
2.4
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
335
1
194
5
327
523
631
701
857
1350
621
586
651
951
2131
2426
2068
2434
2042
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
Distance (km)
51
51
51
51
77
77
51
51
51
130
131
131
260
325
190
156
98
98
98
156
238
291
169
156
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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