Winkipop Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.31° E

Winkipop 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Winkipop sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Winkipop at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
329
247
196
159
156
123
96
131
193
147
103
114
166
216
178
213
271
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM1.32m
5:49AM0.92m
5:45PM1.39m
6:30AM0.99m
6:27PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.37m
11:07AM0.49m
00:38AM0.30m
11:56AM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
16
19
18
18
17
17
15
15
19
22
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
12
14
16
14
14
14
15
14
13
16
19
16
15
15
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