Winkipop 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.31° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Winkipop sea temperature is

19.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Winkipop today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 6	NE 7	ENE 10	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	18	10	19	15	24	77	171	101	80	83	71	82	55	123	34	19	453	1130	1783	1433	901	587	447	1048
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	ENE	NNE	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:46AM1.53m				10:13PM1.19m				10:20AM1.51m				10:53PM1.10m				10:56AM1.47m
Low Tide		3:26AM0.22m				4:15PM0.15m				3:57AM0.29m				4:56PM0.19m				4:29AM0.36m					5:40PM0.25m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	29	31	29	27	24	19	19	17	18	19	19	18	16	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	20	18	19	26	29	28	25	22	20	20	14	15	17	17	16	10	8	6	8	8	9	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 6	SE 8	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 14	S 12
kJ	9	10	19	15	11	33	108	101	80	83	71	82	55	45	34	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	60	1048
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	S 15	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	SE 7	E 8	E 9	E 8	ENE 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	—	S 16	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	18	7	7	4	13	10	9	4	8	3	2	2	5	14	13	18	8	8	2	2	—	20	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	NE 6	E 9	E 9	SSE 5	E 8	S 6	—	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	S 16	S 16	—	E 16	S 15	S 15	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	N 11	E 15	E 15
kJ	7	6	14	13	2	13	1	—	6	5	2	5	5	—	5	4	4	3	5	5	—	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	SSE 3	S 4	S 3	—	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	24	77	171	5	6	2	—	23	104	123	141	222	453	1130	1783	1433	901	587	447	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	1	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	12	66	3	12	3	4	0	7	0	0	12	12	63	98	63	213	207	207	105	152	152	185	61	0
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Rating (10 max)			1		1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1												4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	1	5	3	3	5	4	5	1	2	2	1	4	4	6	3	3	2	3	4
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