This weekend
It is Sunday. Here is today, with yesterday for comparison.
Today
Forecast Saturday 7 November: wind 19 to 22 kn, gusting 29 kn, up to 12°C, rain chance 100%, swell to 1.7 mOpen-Meteo land and marine forecast, 10 daytime hours summarised, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Forecast Sunday 8 November: wind 9 to 13 kn, gusting 18 kn, up to 13°C, rain chance 0%, swell to 1.7 mOpen-Meteo land and marine forecast, 10 daytime hours summarised, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Where to surf, each day
Each day is judged on its own, at the hour its leading beach is least onshore. These picks are for surfing; whether you can swim there is noted under each one.
Surf, Saturday 7 November
Gunnamatta Beach
The pick
Forecast Gunnamatta Beach: +18.3 kn onshore at 11:00computed from the Open-Meteo forecast for Saturday 7 November and each beach's measured bearing, by this page, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Best window
Forecast 09:00 to 12:00the same forecast and bearings, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Why
Forecast In the best 5-knot band and taking the squarest swell of those in it at 1.00 of straight-inthe same forecast and bearings, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Do this
Forecast The wind sits around 19 kn all day, so there is no better window to wait for. Go when it suits you.computed from the same forecast's wind across the day, by this page, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Not available this is 25.0 h old and the limit for picks is 12 h, so it is no longer being relied on. Last heard from Life Saving Victoria's season convention and the EPA Beach Report, as the front page applies them at 09:00 Sat 7 Nov.
Runners-up (2)
Rye Ocean Beach
Forecast +18.1 kn onshore at 11:00the same forecast and bearings, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Number 16 Beach
Forecast +18.9 kn onshore at 11:00the same forecast and bearings, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Surf, Sunday 8 November
Gunnamatta Beach
The pick
Forecast Gunnamatta Beach: +3.5 kn onshore at 09:00computed from the Open-Meteo forecast for Sunday 8 November and each beach's measured bearing, by this page, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Best window
Forecast 09:00 to 18:00the same forecast and bearings, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Why
Forecast In the best 5-knot band and taking the squarest swell of those in it at 0.99 of straight-inthe same forecast and bearings, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Do this
Forecast The wind sits around 10 kn all day, so there is no better window to wait for. Go when it suits you.computed from the same forecast's wind across the day, by this page, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Official Not for swimming: no lifesavers here outside the November-to-April season; today's water quality advice could not be readfrom Life Saving Victoria's season convention and the EPA Beach Report, as the front page applies them, for Sun 8 Nov only.
Runners-up (2)
Rye Ocean Beach
Forecast +3.0 kn onshore at 09:00the same forecast and bearings, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.
Koonya Ocean Beach
Forecast +1.3 kn onshore at 09:00the same forecast and bearings, issued 10:01 Sun 8 Nov.