Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° S 142.48° E

Warnambool Surf Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Warnambool Surf Beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Warnambool Surf Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
2
1
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
534
332
313
734
649
494
416
409
314
268
197
164
134
125
196
176
251
289
250
322
293
366
671
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:36AM0.93m
2:08PM0.66m
4:04AM0.87m
2:15PM0.65m
4:34AM0.80m
2:11PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.45m
8:47PM0.02m
9:55AM0.49m
9:08PM0.07m
10:10AM0.54m
9:26PM0.12m
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
14
17
21
20
19
18
16
15
16
20
22
23
22
21
17
18
17
22
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
7
8
8
13
18
16
15
15
12
12
12
17
19
19
19
18
14
14
13
18
22
21
20
20
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