Cape Woolamai
Phillip Island, VIC · Australia
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A wild, windswept strand under the granite cape — powerful, hollow beach-break peaks and rips that march, a serious surf club and a penguin parade for the evening.
Today's surf at Cape Woolamai
Updated 20:14 spot time
Cape Woolamai surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 2.0 m double overhead+, 1.5 m WSW swell at 12.6 s. Wind up to 30 km/h SSE. Water 14°C. Best surf window around 08:00 — good (3.5/5) with 18 km/h SE wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–SW
Best wind
N–NE
Ideal size
3–8 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round; March–September biggest
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A demanding wave: solid fitness, confident duck-dives and crowd awareness are the entry fee. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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