Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 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
20.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s 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 (05 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.8
SW
9
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.8
SW
8
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
482
416
373
380
454
330
319
373
325
319
313
313
302
296
285
274
232
261
274
187
481
1055
1266
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
E
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM0.94m
10:23PM1.30m
11:49AM0.91m
11:06PM1.27m
12:42PM0.89m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.23m
4:00PM0.58m
5:31AM0.27m
4:41PM0.61m
6:19AM0.30m
5:27PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:09
5:08
5:07
1
1
2
9
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
18
19
18
15
13
13
12
11
15
17
16
15
13
11
13
10
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
14
15
14
15
13
8
7
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
SW
8
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
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
Energy kJ
482
482
416
373
380
352
328
319
169
325
319
313
313
302
296
285
274
232
218
180
146
106
104
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
1.2
ENE
11
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
10
1
6
6
24
54
52
49
325
104
67
36
24
13
8
14
12
23
4
15
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
10
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
7
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
5
5
1
2
59
25
52
16
15
14
15
16
10
5
10
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
2
0.8
WSW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.8
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
0.6
WSW
6
0.9
SW
4
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
13
6
1
37
205
454
330
238
373
244
206
26
24
261
274
187
481
1055
1266
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
8
Distance (km)
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
77
77
77
51
51
51
51
131
131
259
259
483
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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