Winkipop surf break

Winkipop surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Winkipop today?

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 7PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, 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
Fri
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1508
1429
1109
907
970
828
1075
1457
1090
1039
938
1273
1129
1079
1350
1169
1014
903
762
650
486
475
447
408
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
10:16AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
11:16AM1.07m
11:09PM1.66m
12:20PM1.04m
00:08AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.30m
5:11AM-0.00m
4:35PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
5:37PM0.44m
7:11AM0.12m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
17
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
15
14
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
15
13
14
14
11
10
11
11
10
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
S
8
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
1508
1429
1109
907
686
609
718
1098
566
501
418
913
838
306
296
245
240
240
200
196
192
145
139
139
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
842
763
641
573
363
363
5
5
7
6
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
1.3
S
6
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
7
12
126
514
970
828
1075
1457
1090
1039
938
1273
1129
1079
1350
1169
1014
903
762
650
486
475
447
408
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
105
108
78
72
7
12
32
60
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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