Winkipop surf break

Winkipop surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Winkipop today?

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)9888888999989888811111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1550128212426946715454824814404085644813623062662532216637621102116512601144992
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
1.04
9:23AM
1.60
10:04PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.61
10:42PM
1.11
10:35AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.17
2:51AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.33
4:44PM
0.10
4:11AM
0.32
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:01-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:06-----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21111-111-11--------1---
Temp. °C222121202020212121212021212021222121202019192021
Feels °C (?)181717171717191818191819191818181717171817171817
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