Winkipop Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.31° E

Winkipop 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Winkipop sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
332
290
418
330
279
210
198
158
154
158
181
146
143
144
219
178
175
129
123
114
94
175
206
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:46AM1.41m
8:56PM1.47m
9:22AM1.44m
9:37PM1.35m
9:59AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.06m
2:48PM0.16m
3:09AM0.12m
3:33PM0.18m
3:41AM0.19m
4:18PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
22
23
18
17
18
Feels °C
15
13
12
15
13
13
12
14
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
15
14
13
13
19
19
15
13
15
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