Winki Pop Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Torquay, Australia)

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Winki Pop Surf Guide

Winki Pop in Torquay is a quite exposed reef and point break that usually has waves, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A right hand reef break The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for urchins,rocks and rips.

Winki Pop Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	4	consistent	17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Winki Pop:

The best conditions reported for surf at Winki Pop occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Winki Pop (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Winki Pop with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in August while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 51% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

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

blown out

18%

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

too small

51%

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

Explore Winki Pop Location Map

Interactive Winki Pop 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. The closest passenger airport to Winki Pop is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Winki Pop is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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Winki Pop Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 17:30 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	9	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Winki Pop look like?

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Tides at Winki Pop

Current tide and informaton

For Bancoora, 12 km from Winki Pop.

Next High Water: 02:33am | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 09:05pm | 0.69m

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Winki Pop Sea Temperature

The Winki Pop water temperature is reasonably warm (17.0 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite