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/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Winkipop surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Winkipop today?
The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Winkipop. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
158 | 151 | 220 | 294 | 310 | 295 | 627 | 824 | 623 | 682 | 653 | 683 | 710 | 699 | 715 | 650 | 650 | 635 | 586 | 586 | 516 | 505 | 721 | 528 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.25m | 7:43PM1.73m | 8:24AM1.21m | 8:30PM1.78m | 9:19AM1.17m | 9:20PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.07m | 1:15PM0.16m | 2:24AM-0.01m | 2:01PM0.20m | 3:18AM-0.05m | 2:49PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 158 | 151 | 220 | 294 | 310 | 295 | 427 | 650 | 623 | 682 | 653 | 683 | 710 | 699 | 715 | 650 | 650 | 635 | 586 | 586 | 516 | 505 | 510 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 40 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 627 | 824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 721 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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