Winkipop surf break

Winkipop surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Winkipop today?

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.3
S
0.4
ENE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)1111111110106610666888766666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696955555048251817124738191929342836434233336765
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
1.27
8:29AM
1.53
9:03PM
1.37
9:10AM
1.52
9:40PM
1.46
9:52AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.11
2:16AM
0.25
2:54PM
0.07
3:00AM
0.18
3:28PM
0.05
3:46AM
0.13
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-7:10-------7:08-------7:07------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----112221---12774221221
Temp. °C292625232322212222222222212120191920202020202223
Feels °C (?)282424232423212222222223222221202021212121202121
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