Dark Hollow surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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Dark Hollow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dark Hollow sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dark Hollow today?

The current surf forecast for Dark Hollow at 4PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (18 May)6ft (1.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Dark Hollow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
666
680
626
591
604
604
604
539
508
460
460
452
452
470
394
661
705
771
829
687
622
523
513
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SE
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
0
N
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:55AM0.98m
9:11PM1.46m
10:59AM0.96m
10:06PM1.45m
12:03PM0.95m
11:04PM1.40m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.51m
4:26AM-0.07m
3:48PM0.55m
5:25AM-0.05m
4:48PM0.58m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:52
4:52
Temp °C
12
16
16
15
14
13
11
9
8
15
18
15
12
10
9
8
8
14
17
15
11
9
9
8
11
16
15
15
15
14
10
7
5
12
16
13
10
8
7
5
5
11
15
14
8
6
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
666
666
680
626
591
604
604
604
539
508
460
460
452
452
470
394
661
705
771
829
687
622
523
513
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
NNW
4
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
53
50
6
6
42
21
12
13
23
28
22
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
7
3
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
4
4
12
30
59
82
26
68
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
49
49
93
130
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
130
49
49
49
49
49
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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