Winkipop Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.31° E

Winkipop 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 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 2AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). 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 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
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
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2721
2702
3339
2891
2210
1614
1394
826
675
530
455
385
304
325
325
287
255
211
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:45PM0.98m
12:02PM1.31m
00:41AM0.90m
12:58PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.37m
5:22AM0.45m
6:55PM0.43m
6:06AM0.53m
8:07PM0.47m
clear
clear
cloud
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>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
9
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
16
18
17
17
18
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
2
7
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
14
14
13
14
16
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