Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 01 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
83
157
157
78
120
98
109
138
154
143
143
173
206
253
394
551
615
615
581
751
844
885
2027
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:05AM1.09m
8:00PM1.36m
8:48AM1.05m
8:33PM1.37m
9:31AM1.02m
9:07PM1.36m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.24m
1:43PM0.41m
2:41AM0.21m
2:15PM0.46m
3:21AM0.20m
2:49PM0.50m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:15
5:14
5:12
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
23
21
19
18
18
17
16
20
23
21
20
20
20
19
19
21
24
22
21
20
16
16
15
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
14
17
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
20
19
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
2.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
9
9
74
74
4
5
5
1
1
1
1
7
4
7
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
990
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
7
7
9
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
13
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
9
5
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
1
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
78
83
157
157
78
120
98
109
138
154
143
143
173
206
253
394
551
615
615
581
751
844
885
2027
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
77
78
78
115
346
280
254
94
77
77
77
77
94
94
77
94
77
77
77
77
94
94
94
77
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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