Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 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 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy 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 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
!
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2
0
1
!
!
!
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2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
6
1.9
SW
8
1.9
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2
SW
9
1.5
S
9
2.3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
319
313
308
296
265
260
282
505
535
724
897
1356
1387
621
349
872
1801
1930
1819
1980
2047
1124
987
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
10
SE
10
SE
0
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
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
11:49AM0.91m
11:06PM1.27m
12:42PM0.89m
11:53PM1.23m
1:37PM0.90m
00:44AM1.20m
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
1
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
10
14
16
15
13
11
11
9
7
6
10
11
12
9
10
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
8
12
13
13
13
9
7
2
1
-1
2
2
3
2
3
6
7
7
7
8
9
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
1.9
S
9
1.5
S
9
1
S
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
Energy kJ
319
319
313
308
296
265
260
218
180
146
106
106
80
58
586
349
160
35
21
22
23
24
1124
987
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
59
37
26
18
13
9
33
6
15
34
35
35
24
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
15
14
15
16
5
9
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
8
1.9
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2
SW
9
2
WSW
9
2.3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
1.7
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
Energy kJ
194
11
282
505
535
724
897
1356
1387
621
651
872
1801
1930
1819
1980
2047
460
363
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
4
Distance (km)
51
51
130
51
51
51
51
98
131
131
190
339
190
156
98
98
98
169
190
169
169
156
156
98
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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