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Tip Beach Surf Forecast
/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Tip Beach surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tip Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Tip Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tip Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
521 | 466 | 466 | 451 | 415 | 415 | 359 | 359 | 344 | 300 | 314 | 289 | 295 | 363 | 441 | 487 | 487 | 408 | 359 | 296 | 291 | 291 | 285 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 9:39AM1.11m | 9:19PM1.63m | 10:39AM1.07m | 10:13PM1.60m | 11:41AM1.04m | 11:10PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:21AM-0.06m | 3:50PM0.45m | 5:20AM-0.03m | 4:47PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | 4:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 521 | 466 | 466 | 451 | 415 | 415 | 359 | 359 | 344 | 300 | 314 | 289 | 295 | 363 | 441 | 487 | 487 | 408 | 359 | 296 | 291 | 291 | 285 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 89 | 124 | 103 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 17 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 28 | 42 | 55 | 120 | 200 | 284 | 352 | 352 | 284 | 198 | 99 | 68 | 46 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 77 | 77 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 98 | 131 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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