Winkipop surf break

Winkipop surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Winkipop surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Winkipop sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Winkipop today?

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Winkipop. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2.5
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)777777888888888887788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)308258266222284685121710831197848479611519470731589479523515593753682539407
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
1.17
1:22PM
1.27
2:27AM
1.19
2:12PM
1.11
3:19AM
1.21
3:10PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.48
7:56PM
0.26
8:24AM
0.53
8:36PM
0.33
9:36AM
0.55
9:19PM
0.40
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise--5:52-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset------8:08-------8:08-------8:08-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212021252626242423252935373631212121202020202020
Feels °C (?)212021242422192223232430353430161616161616151516
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