Melbourne Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report (2024)

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Very small very short period waves. Winds: WSW 7 to 9 knots. Seas: ESE 2 feet at 6 seconds. Light NE winds with a slight chop.

Today's Melbourne Beach sea temperature is 82 °F.

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In Melbourne, surfers can experience the thrill of tackling powerful waves along the rugged and isolated coastline. Here, the surf breaks are known for being more challenging, making them ideal for experienced surfers seeking an adventure.

Melbourne and the Beaches has consistently better breaks and swell for the more advanced surfers. The Indialantic Boardwalk is a local favorite but the best break in the area is the legendary First Peak at the Sebastian Inlet State Park.

The best time of day to surf is generally in the early morning (around sunrise) and in the late evening (around sunset) when there is swell in the water.

Generally speaking the perfect size for beginners is 1 to 2ft. For intermediates: 2-4ft waves are best as it gives you more face of the wave to progress your skills on. You should keep an eye on the 'Swell Period', because it's a lot more indicative of the actual wave size (see the next point).

Not necessarily — it depends on where you plan to surf. High tides are great if you're headed towards a reef break. The only exception is if it's near a bluff, in which case the waves rarely break before hitting land. Conversely, medium to low tides are better if you're surfing near a beach break.

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A surf report, however, is not a 100 percent accurate maritime weather forecast tool. Instead, surf reports represent interpretations of data collected over time from a given surf spot, and so each surf report site will have tuned the weather algorithms it uses to make sense of its prevailing conditions.

HOW COLD IS TOO COLD FOR SURF? There is no 'too cold to surf', only not good enough, or not thick enough wetsuits.

Melbourne Beach's Ocean Avenue can hold surf from small, longboard conditions to large, hurricane swells. Nearby, Spessard Holland is another dependable Melbourne Beach surf spot.

Surfing Ocean Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ocean Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Global surf forecasting firm Magic Seaweed (MSW) has announced it is losing its name as it merges with California-based Surfline. MSW, which was created in Kingsbridge, south Devon in 2002, was bought by Surfline in 2017.

3 = POOR: Poor surf with some (30%) FAIR waves to ride. 4 = POOR to FAIR: Generally poor surf many (50%) FAIR waves to ride. 5 = FAIR: Very average surf with most (70%) waves rideable. 6 = FAIR to GOOD: Fair surf with some (30%) GOOD waves.

Where does the data come from? Where we have human forecasters making observations & issuing reports/forecasts, Surfline forecasters update the water temperatures daily. Water temperature at surf spots is estimated using nearby buoys, satellite data, reports from local fishing piers, etc.