Winkipop Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.31° E

Winkipop 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Winkipop sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 1PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2210
1614
1424
845
675
530
455
251
251
262
268
244
251
211
190
145
116
87
83
78
60
46
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SE
10
E
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
0
S
5
SE
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:02PM1.31m
00:41AM0.90m
12:58PM1.25m
1:55AM0.85m
2:06PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.45m
6:55PM0.43m
6:06AM0.53m
8:07PM0.47m
7:07AM0.58m
9:23PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:52
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
16
19
17
17
18
17
16
16
22
27
27
24
22
Feels °C
4
7
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
14
15
13
15
16
13
11
11
17
25
24
20
18
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