Winkipop Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.31° E

Winkipop 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Winkipop sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.8° 

Winkipop surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Winkipop today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
95
132
182
126
100
64
62
51
39
31
18
18
9
9
9
13
22
31
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
15
SE
5
SE
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
1:51PM1.26m
2:24AM0.86m
2:55PM1.25m
3:46AM0.84m
4:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.50m
7:52AM0.53m
10:06PM0.48m
9:01AM0.55m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
19
19
17
16
17
17
20
20
17
16
15
14
13
16
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
17
15
13
15
15
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
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