
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Winkipop today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Winkipop. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
219 | 214 | 147 | 91 | 108 | 112 | 2 | 2 | 537 | 1507 | 1838 | 972 | 562 | 257 | 657 | 551 | 470 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28AM0.90m | 4:18PM1.27m | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:08PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.43m | 9:42AM0.57m | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
219 | 214 | 53 | 75 | 108 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 1506 | 972 | 562 | 257 | 657 | 551 | 470 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 11 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 |
10 | 25 | 147 | 91 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 51 | 8 | 233 | 29 | 50 | 82 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | S 14 | S 20 | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 |
28 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 46 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 107 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 |
14 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 65 | 240 | 537 | 1507 | 1838 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 615 | 388 | 346 | 175 | 105 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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