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Winkipop Surf Forecast
/ 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 9 pm Tuesday 19 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Winkipop today?
The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Winkipop. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | |
1109 | 907 | 842 | 828 | 1122 | 1520 | 1085 | 1085 | 840 | 1153 | 1375 | 1057 | 1204 | 1063 | 990 | 925 | 776 | 542 | 477 | 428 | 397 | 387 | 362 | 550 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.73m | 11:16AM1.07m | 11:09PM1.66m | 12:20PM1.04m | 00:08AM1.55m | 1:27PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM-0.00m | 4:35PM0.37m | 6:11AM0.06m | 5:37PM0.44m | 7:11AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 1109 | 907 | 625 | 607 | 734 | 1137 | 511 | 432 | 418 | 832 | 1034 | 356 | 296 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 245 | 200 | 196 | 179 | 139 | 134 | 181 | 550 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 842 | 749 | 641 | 585 | — | — | — | 370 | 363 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 200 | 466 | 829 | 828 | 1122 | 1520 | 1085 | 1085 | 840 | 1153 | 1375 | 1057 | 1204 | 1063 | 990 | 925 | 776 | 542 | 477 | 428 | 397 | 387 | 362 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 78 | 78 |
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