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Walkerville surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Walkerville surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Walkerville sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Walkerville today?
The current surf forecast for Walkerville at 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Walkerville. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 224 | 160 | 157 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 34 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 92 | 35 | 10 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 114 | 106 | 21 | 70 | 171 | 57 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:31AM 2.25 | 10:55PM 2.05 | 10:22AM 2.15 | 12:08AM 2.10 | 11:16AM 2.08 | 1:12AM 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:27PM 0.48 | 4:45AM 1.12 | 5:21PM 0.48 | 5:48AM 1.21 | 6:12PM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 13 |
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