Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° S 142.48° E

Warnambool Surf Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Warnambool Surf Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.0° 

Warnambool Surf 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 Warnambool Surf Beach today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Warnambool Surf Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
0
2
1
0
3
2
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
250
317
289
361
691
1124
1124
1606
2054
1281
1765
1649
1500
1407
1184
1150
1133
1006
936
811
811
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:11PM0.64m
5:11AM0.72m
1:42PM0.64m
6:16AM0.64m
12:31PM0.65m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.54m
9:26PM0.12m
10:16AM0.59m
9:35PM0.19m
9:06AM0.63m
9:22PM0.27m
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6:37
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Temp °C
17
21
24
24
23
22
19
19
18
23
25
25
23
22
21
19
19
21
26
25
18
15
Feels °C
13
17
20
22
21
20
15
15
14
18
19
21
20
19
18
16
15
17
22
23
17
16
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