Surf Forecasts:
Winki Pop surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 6,449 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Winki Pop this week:
The surf forecast for Winki Pop over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Winki Pop in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Winki Pop over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3769 | 908 | 595 | 372 | 263 | 208 | 179 | 142 | 395 | 437 | 685 | 5362 | 2948 | 1325 | 938 | 649 | 504 | 481 | 299 | 294 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.52m | 8:44AM1.51m | 7:19PM1.43m | 9:57AM1.51m | 8:17PM1.36m | 11:09AM1.55m | 9:38PM1.32m | 12:07PM1.63m | 11:00PM1.33m | 12:51PM1.71m | 00:08AM1.38m | 1:28PM1.78m | 1:02AM1.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM1.00m | 1:35AM0.44m | 2:12PM1.09m | 2:29AM0.49m | 3:35PM1.13m | 3:34AM0.51m | 5:06PM1.10m | 4:41AM0.50m | 6:14PM1.02m | 5:41AM0.46m | 7:02PM0.92m | 6:32AM0.42m | 7:40PM0.80m | ||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1363 | 908 | 595 | 372 | 263 | 208 | 179 | 142 | 395 | 437 | 685 | 1580 | 2948 | 1325 | 938 | 649 | 504 | 481 | 299 | 294 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 27 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 99 | 41 | — | 17 | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 22 | 117 | 186 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 13 | — | S 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3769 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5362 | — | 103 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 329 | 12 | 329 | 294 | 294 | 575 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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