Winkipop surf break

Winkipop surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Winkipop today?

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)666666888688666668866666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251817126138191942295031292827273122224456608260
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
1.53
9:03PM
1.37
9:10AM
1.52
9:40PM
1.46
9:52AM
1.47
10:19PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.07
3:00AM
0.18
3:28PM
0.05
3:46AM
0.13
4:03PM
0.07
4:33AM
0.11
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---7:08-------7:07-------7:07----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
4211-----13341222-------
Temp. °C222222222222212121201919192020202122232221212020
Feels °C (?)222221212223222222212020202121212120212120212020
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