Surf Forecasts:
Winki Pop surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 2,934 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Winki Pop in the next 16 days are 2.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Winki Pop over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way for Winki Pop.
We’ve got a solid run of surf ahead, but it kicks off with a bit of a tease. Tuesday morning the 25th is glassy, light rain, with a clean 4ft SW swell at 13 seconds and moderate wave energy (509). The water’s sitting at 56°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. That morning session is the pick of the early week. Tuesday afternoon drops a touch to 4ft but stays clean with a light cross-off breeze. Wednesday the 26th gets messy—cross and cross-on winds up to 12 mph ruin the shape for 4ft to 4ft SSW swell. Not worth paddling out. Thursday the 27th is smaller, 3ft to 2ft, but with clean NW offshore winds in the morning—surfable but tiny, barely worth getting wet for. Friday the 28th shows some promise with a long-period 18-second SW groundswell pushing 3ft in the morning, but the cross-shore wind and 761 combined energy keeps it average. Afternoon gets cross-onshore and choppy on 4ft.
Now Saturday the 29th morning—this is where it starts to cook. Glassy, clean, 4ft SW at 14 seconds with light WNW offshore winds. That’s a quality window, and the 470 combined energy is modest but the conditions make it worthwhile. Sunday the 30th morning is the big standout: 6ft SSW groundswell with a 17-second period, clean and light WSW cross-off breeze, and a massive 3997 combined energy. This is proper, powerful stuff—advanced only, not for beginners. The swell direction is lining up nicely with Winki Pop’s optimum SW direction. Monday the 31st morning keeps the energy pumping at 6ft SSW, 16 seconds, 1479 combined energy, and clean cross-off winds. Another excellent session for experienced surfers.
Into the first week of September, Tuesday the 1st brings moderate NW offshore winds and 4ft SW at 15 seconds—good, clean, and consistent. That carries through to Wednesday the 2nd with similar size and gentle offshore winds. Thursday the 3rd turns ugly: strong 19 mph cross-off winds and 22 mph cross-shore winds on a 3ft SW bump—skip it. Friday the 4th is onshore and small. Saturday the 5th morning redeems things with 5ft SW groundswell at 15 seconds, light NW offshore, and 1034 combined energy—that’s a very good call. Sunday the 6th gets bigger at 7ft SSW but with onshore wind, so that one’s for experts only and not clean.
Monday the 7th is average with cross-shore wind on 5ft, and Tuesday the 8th morning offers a clean 3ft SW with light offshore—a small but clean window. Wednesday the 9th is blown out by strong cross-onshore winds over 25 mph on a 6ft SW swell—kite-surfing weather, not for paddling.
Overall, the two true standouts are Sunday the 30th morning and Monday the 31st morning—big, powerful SSW groundswell with clean wind. Don’t sleep on them. There’s a solid week of good conditions from the 30th through the 2nd, so plenty to work with.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 418 | 255 | 336 | 528 | 134 | 133 | 86 | 257 | 442 | 812 | 644 | 466 | 248 | 140 | 2000 | 2934 | 2318 | 1479 | 1112 | 795 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.34m | 10:33AM1.47m | 9:05PM1.28m | 11:36AM1.55m | 10:46PM1.32m | 12:19PM1.63m | 11:57PM1.42m | 12:53PM1.70m | 00:50AM1.55m | 1:23PM1.76m | 1:34AM1.69m | 1:52PM1.81m | 2:14AM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM1.14m | 2:51AM0.60m | 4:31PM1.11m | 4:11AM0.61m | 5:46PM1.00m | 5:20AM0.57m | 6:30PM0.86m | 6:15AM0.52m | 7:03PM0.71m | 7:00AM0.47m | 7:34PM0.55m | 7:40AM0.45m | 8:04PM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 509 | 418 | 166 | 167 | — | 123 | 133 | 86 | 257 | 315 | 812 | 644 | 466 | 248 | 111 | 2000 | 2934 | 2318 | 1479 | 1112 | 795 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 10 | — | S 15 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 19 | S 17 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 129 | 255 | 13 | — | 134 | 54 | 70 | 184 | 442 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 140 | 1642 | 281 | 163 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 9 | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 21 | S 20 | SE 11 | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 21 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 41 | 15 | 71 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 336 | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 230 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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