Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Winkipop today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Winkipop. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 157 | 117 | 111 | 108 | 171 | 128 | 139 | 279 | 390 | 390 | 320 | 217 | 164 | 260 | 224 | 161 | 146 | 138 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.76m | 8:35AM1.24m | 8:37PM1.72m | 9:18AM1.29m | 9:21PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.22m | 2:34AM-0.04m | 2:14PM0.19m | 3:14AM-0.02m | 3:03PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 202 | 157 | 117 | 111 | 108 | 54 | 55 | 131 | 279 | 390 | 390 | 320 | 217 | 164 | 260 | 224 | 161 | 146 | 138 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 47 | 39 | 34 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 171 | 128 | 139 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 63 | 0 |
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