Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.58° S 149.75° E

Tip Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tip Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

Tip Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tip Beach today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tip Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.6
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
2
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
67
132
167
159
164
158
318
218
102
123
106
94
122
123
126
103
136
138
231
326
393
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:17PM1.15m
5:41AM1.00m
5:13PM1.17m
6:18AM1.08m
6:04PM1.20m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.65m
11:15PM0.34m
11:08AM0.58m
11:55PM0.30m
12:02PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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Temp °C
16
24
24
21
18
17
17
16
17
24
24
22
18
17
16
16
17
22
22
20
18
18
Feels °C
14
21
19
18
15
15
15
16
17
22
20
19
17
16
16
15
16
18
18
16
14
14
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