Dark Hollow surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
2.1
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
386
397
366
372
340
334
286
281
275
225
403
312
348
134
118
90
90
619
802
822
1240
1087
1163
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:20PM1.18m
12:23PM0.84m
11:03PM1.15m
1:16PM0.84m
11:49PM1.13m
2:07PM0.85m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.23m
4:46PM0.66m
6:31AM0.25m
5:35PM0.68m
7:18AM0.26m
6:30PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:07
5:06
5:05
3
1
Temp °C
9
12
13
17
18
15
14
9
8
5
4
9
12
12
8
7
10
12
11
13
15
14
9
9
7
9
10
13
14
11
11
7
6
2
0
4
7
7
4
3
7
7
6
8
10
10
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
Energy kJ
439
386
397
366
372
340
334
286
281
275
225
198
163
199
134
72
44
90
67
58
50
723
614
601
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
NW
4
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
15
36
61
33
32
31
31
33
18
6
2
13
17
160
133
118
90
5
5
7
9
40
39
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
35
5
2
30
33
13
6
6
1
25
25
49
48
47
2
2
2
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.8
S
6
2.1
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
NW
4
1.1
SSW
4
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
7
9
19
35
69
61
31
94
91
227
403
312
348
6
7
15
45
619
802
822
1240
1087
1163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
49
49
49
155
178
130
93
49
93
121
121
130
78
49
49
49
49
545
482
603
78
78
78
78
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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