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Level 4/10

Cape Woolamai

Phillip Island, Australia
🌀Strong rips🦈Sharks

Cape Woolamai is Phillip Island's main surf beach—a dramatic stretch of sand backed by towering cliffs where Southern Ocean swells wrap into consistently good beach break peaks. The wild, rugged setting provides a stark contrast to the island's famous penguin parade and MotoGP circuit, offering genuine cold-water surfing with the added bonus of seal colonies and occasional shark sightings. The rips here can be powerful, and the water is decidedly brisk, but those willing to embrace Victoria's wild coast will find quality waves away from the crowds of closer beaches.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
74
Good
1.2m
@15s
7km/h
Tue
31
75
Good
1.1m
@15s
11km/h
Wed
1
46
Fair
0.8m
@14s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.2m
SSW(206°)
Score: 13/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
7km/h
N(7°)
Score: 25/25
Weather
19°C
0.0mm87%
Secondary Swell
0.6mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 6 km/h NNE|PM: 9 km/h N
Lighter winds early (6 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:30 am
Low tide - -0.45m
8:51 am
High tide - 0.46m
2:47 pm
Low tide - -0.80m
9:58 pm
High tide - 0.64m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

74
Good
Components
Swell Direction22/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind25/25
Raw Score85/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
Adjusted Score74/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score74
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
180° - 250°
Size range
0.6m - 2.5m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Offshore range
315° - 45°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.8m

Water temp

14°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

4/10

👥 Autumn Break (Apr 4Apr 19) — expect extra crowds

Access: Beach access from parking area.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round. SW swells from Southern Ocean.

Getting There

Airport
MEL
Drive time
100 min
Data quality
community

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