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Cape Liptrap

Shire of South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

Cape Liptrap 1 photo

  • Cape Liptrap Lighthouse

    Cape Liptrap Lighthouse. wanderingchina, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:42 pm
7 am
5.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:42 pm
Today
5.8Good7 am2717
5.9Good8 am2616
5.6Good9 am2616
6.0Good10 am2516
6.0Good11 am2616
6.4Good12 pm2616
6.4Good1 pm2616
6.5Good2 pm2415
6.9Good3 pm2113
7.2Great4 pm1811
7.4Great5 pm1610
7.4GreatNow1610
7.1Great7 pm1610
Sat
1.8Poor7 am96
1.8Poor8 am95
1.8Poor9 am85
3.2Poor10 am95
3.3Poor11 am106
3.2Poor12 pm64
3.2Poor1 pm64
3.1Poor2 pm85
3.0Poor3 pm106
2.8Poor4 pm138
2.5Poor5 pm1711
2.4Poor6 pm1711
2.0Poor7 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 3 am, -0.5 m. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 mHigh 9 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m900 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
9.5 km5.9 miWalkerville (village)
Nearest airport
91 km57 miLatrobe Valley Airport (TGN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 85%
  • Sun1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 40%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 44%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 18%