Dark Hollow surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 17 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dark Hollow today?

The current surf forecast for Dark Hollow at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (17 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. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
458
515
540
479
490
547
516
565
680
680
680
680
639
574
481
397
397
406
378
370
316
309
339
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
0
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM1.01m
8:19PM1.45m
9:55AM0.98m
9:11PM1.46m
10:59AM0.96m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.01m
2:01PM0.46m
3:27AM-0.05m
2:53PM0.51m
4:26AM-0.07m
3:48PM0.55m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:53
Temp °C
14
12
13
17
21
19
16
15
14
14
13
16
17
16
13
11
10
8
8
14
19
15
11
11
14
11
13
17
19
18
16
15
13
14
13
16
16
16
13
10
9
5
5
11
18
13
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
8
2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
373
458
515
540
479
490
547
516
565
680
680
680
680
639
574
481
397
397
406
378
370
316
309
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
6
11
10
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
469
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
49
49
49
155
93
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
49
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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