Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Winkipop today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Winkipop. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
246 | 192 | 150 | 123 | 179 | 222 | 214 | 192 | 202 | 189 | 182 | 133 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 88 | 105 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.51m | 10:41AM1.34m | 10:46PM1.36m | 11:23AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.10m | 4:41PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.19m | 5:33PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 |
101 | 96 | 95 | 123 | 96 | 148 | 96 | 192 | 88 | 189 | 182 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 8 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 96 | 19 | 25 | 43 | 36 | 202 | 53 | 86 | 133 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 53 | 72 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | SE 7 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | — | ENE 9 | S 12 |
4 | — | 2 | 19 | — | 20 | 20 | 57 | 55 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 53 | — | 9 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
246 | 192 | 150 | — | 179 | 222 | 214 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 105 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 114 | 78 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 32 | 29 | 63 |
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