Winkipop Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.31° E

Winkipop 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Winkipop sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 10AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1543
1933
1887
2450
2646
2493
2442
2756
3109
2567
1940
1849
1070
758
675
528
463
404
373
390
332
405
257
210
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:59PM1.09m
11:16AM1.37m
11:45PM0.98m
12:02PM1.31m
00:41AM0.90m
12:58PM1.25m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.37m
5:55PM0.37m
5:22AM0.45m
6:55PM0.43m
6:06AM0.53m
8:07PM0.47m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
10
12
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
16
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
5
5
3
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
7
10
11
11
12
10
8
8
14
15
14
16
16
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