Winkipop surf break

Winkipop surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 16 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
23.2° 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: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
0.9
S
0.7
NE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
NE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
ENE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
ESE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1313666777771161010610106665888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161162165205190233131100768517840333118181712503824435744
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
5
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
1.16
7:49AM
1.50
8:27PM
1.27
8:29AM
1.53
9:03PM
1.37
9:10AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
0.18
1:32AM
0.33
2:21PM
0.11
2:16AM
0.25
2:54PM
0.07
3:00AM
0.18
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset-7:12-------7:10-------7:08------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------334211--1112
Temp. °C242423222221222631272222222222222222222221202021
Feels °C (?)212220212221232527262121222222212121222322212021
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