Warnambool Surf Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far West of Victoria, Australia)

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Warnambool Surf Beach Surf Guide

Warnambool Surf Beach in Far West of Victoria is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north northwest with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Warnambool Surf Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Warnambool Surf Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Warnambool Surf Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Warnambool Surf Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Warnambool Surf Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 2% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 98% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

98%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Warnambool Surf Beach Location Map

Interactive Warnambool Surf Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Warnambool Surf Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:56 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Warnambool Surf Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Warrnambool, 1 km from Warnambool Surf Beach.

Next High Water: 02:43pm | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 07:16am | 0.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Warnambool Surf Beach Sea Temperature

The Warnambool Surf Beach water temperature is rather cool (16.2 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.