Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Winkipop today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Winkipop. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 216 | 67 | 29 | 25 | 68 | 107 | 56 | 39 | 48 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 74 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 137 | 141 | 118 | 110 | 92 | 89 | 77 | 56 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.50m | 11:17PM0.99m | 11:08AM1.45m | 00:03AM0.95m | 11:50AM1.39m | 00:54AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.40m | 5:21PM0.22m | 4:35AM0.45m | 6:05PM0.26m | 5:15AM0.50m | 6:52PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | 7:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 102 | 3 | 67 | 29 | 25 | 68 | 107 | 56 | 39 | 48 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 132 | 132 | 137 | 141 | 118 | 2 | 92 | 89 | 77 | 56 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 10 | S 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 6 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | NE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 216 | 69 | 100 | 77 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 74 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 99 | 63 | 63 | 164 | 164 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 60 | 763 | 401 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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