Surf Forecasts:
Dee Dees surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period, SSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period, SSW swell with 4,765 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dee Dees this week:
The surf forecast for Dee Dees over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dee Dees in the next 16 days are 5.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dee Dees over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mates, Rusty here with the look ahead for Dee Dees.
Water’s sitting right around 54°, pretty normal for the season. The first couple of days are looking sweet, but there’s a long stretch of windy, messy junk in the middle, and then some serious size rolls in that’s only for the brave.
Wednesday the 22nd is the pick of the early run. Morning is clear with a light cross-off breeze, and you’ve got a 4ft south swell with a 12-second period – that’s groundswell hitting a reef, with moderate energy. The afternoon goes glassy, still 3ft from the south. This is your day – clean, fun, and consistent. Go get it.
Thursday the 23rd drops to 2ft from the SSW, surfable but weak. By afternoon, a 30 km/h cross-shore wind and a short 5ft NW swell turn it to junk. Friday the 24th is worse: 6ft NW with lumpy cross-shore winds. Saturday and Sunday the 25th and 26th are big but messy – 13ft and 7ft respectively, all with cross-onshore winds and chop. Too big and too ugly.
Monday the 27th through Wednesday the 29th are small, mostly messy, with a brief glassy window on Tuesday afternoon offering only 2ft. Not worth paddling out for.
Then we hit the real stormy stretch. Thursday the 30th to Saturday the 1st of August: 8ft, 12ft, 18ft, and even 21ft swell with strong onshore winds and extreme energy (up to 12,862). The reports keep saying “too big for this break” and “messy.” That’s for expert riders on a big wave board, or honestly, more suited to kites. Sunday the 2nd is still massive at 15ft and 10ft, though wind lightens up – still too big.
Monday the 3rd of August is a big turnaround. Light offshore wind from the ENE at 6 km/h, a 6ft S swell, clean, very good, and moderate energy. Tuesday the 4th is also clean with 4ft. Wednesday the 5th is marginal, but Thursday the 6th of August is another sweet one: glassy morning, 4ft SSW swell at 14 seconds, very good surf.
Bottom line: Wednesday the 22nd is your best early call. Then mark Monday the 3rd and Thursday the 6th of August for clean, solid waves. The rest is either blown out, tiny, or just too damn big.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 14 | NW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 294 | 155 | 81 | 99 | 297 | 205 | 4 | 163 | 500 | 2524 | 3513 | 940 | 607 | 529 | 313 | 109 | 199 | 175 | 131 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.65m | 11:56PM1.59m | 12:21PM1.63m | 00:41AM1.56m | 1:09PM1.62m | 1:27AM1.52m | 1:54PM1.60m | 2:14AM1.48m | 2:36PM1.59m | 3:00AM1.44m | 3:17PM1.56m | 3:45AM1.41m | 3:58PM1.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.43m | 6:10AM0.45m | 6:43PM0.48m | 6:53AM0.51m | 7:29PM0.52m | 7:34AM0.55m | 8:13PM0.55m | 8:16AM0.58m | 8:57PM0.57m | 8:59AM0.59m | 9:41PM0.58m | 9:44AM0.59m | 10:27PM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 341 | 294 | 155 | 81 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 66 | 55 | 52 | 529 | 313 | 109 | 199 | 133 | 131 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | E 19 | ENE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 45 | 65 | 99 | 68 | 175 | 54 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 9 | SE 13 | NW 8 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 15 | SSW 13 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | — | 54 | 52 | 37 | 45 | 95 | 154 | 55 | 64 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 26 | 99 | 297 | 205 | 196 | 163 | 500 | 2524 | 3513 | 940 | 607 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 192 | 148 | 167 | 18 | 85 | 301 | 60 | 60 | 111 | 40 | 18 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for Dee Dees provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Dee Dees can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Dee Dees surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Dee Dees) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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