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Winkipop surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Winkipop today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
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 Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
743 | 730 | 651 | 639 | 556 | 590 | 580 | 756 | 770 | 647 | 580 | 580 | 520 | 449 | 392 | 400 | 411 | 421 | 311 | 235 | 199 | 188 | 196 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.45m | 6:48AM1.04m | 6:57PM1.49m | 7:31AM1.03m | 7:32PM1.52m | 8:12AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.33m | 1:00AM0.29m | 12:24PM0.35m | 1:41AM0.24m | 1:00PM0.37m | 2:20AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 743 | 730 | 651 | 639 | 556 | 590 | 580 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 580 | 580 | 355 | 381 | 390 | 400 | 411 | 421 | 311 | 235 | 199 | 167 | 136 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 21 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 520 | 449 | 392 | 339 | 290 | 279 | 230 | 186 | 186 | 188 | 196 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 136 | 53 | 112 | 164 | 217 | 235 | 541 | 756 | 770 | 647 | 541 | 491 | 17 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 63 | 63 | 114 | 12 | 105 | 108 | 114 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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