Dee Why Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° S 151.31° E

Issued: 10 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dee Why Point sea temperature is

21.0°C

Dee Why Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dee Why Point today (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dee Why Point at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (16 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

Table - waves today at Dee Why Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Sun 15		Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	E 11	E 10	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	74	74	77	117	55	44	307	338	258	263	245	239	195	163	124	94	96	68	37	55
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			1:51AM0.93m				1:26PM1.28m					2:54AM0.96m				2:22PM1.23m				3:52AM1.03m
Low Tide	7:42PM0.35m				6:56AM0.61m					8:33PM0.36m				8:04AM0.64m				9:23PM0.34m


	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	7:37
mm	—	—	1	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	19	18	17	18	17	16
Feels °C	15	15	15	14	14	12	11	12	14	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	14	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7
kJ	74	74	77	82	55	44	47	47	31	159	245	239	195	163	124	94	96	68	37	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 18	S 18	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 4	S 13
kJ	—	7	6	3	11	11	11	11	10	14	31	50	50	31	31	17	17	17	5	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 15	S 14	E 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 11	S 15	ENE 6	E 10	ENE 10
kJ	4	6	23	6	6	6	6	4	35	31	2	7	5	8	8	4	5	4	16	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	ENE 6	E 4	—	—
kJ	106	113	121	117	126	148	307	338	258	263	—	—	—	—	—	20	4	7	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	192	59	12	59	59	59	157	276	59	3	0	0	3	7	33	344	34	15	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	8	5

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