Dee Why Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° S 151.31° E

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dee Why Point sea temperature is

18.7°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dee Why Point at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (01 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
	Thursday 1						Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	86	71	69	112	219	385	178	146	129	96	70	68	68	167	114	98	117	117	98	189	184	108
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	SW	N	ESE	ESE	S	S	SSE	ESE	NW	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			11:03AM1.54m				11:48PM1.05m				12:01PM1.49m					1:02AM0.98m				1:09PM1.44m
Low Tide	4:31AM0.31m				5:50PM0.22m				5:22AM0.40m				7:00PM0.26m				6:25AM0.48m					8:19PM0.27m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	1	2	—	—
Temp °C	19	25	27	21	20	22	22	21	19	23	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	16	22	22	16	15	19	19	19	18	22	18	18	19	18	18	20	20	19	19	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 8
kJ	86	71	38	35	35	168	178	146	129	96	70	68	68	84	114	98	117	117	98	96	93	84
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSE 11	—	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 8	S 8	S 15
kJ	63	39	—	5	4	18	17	17	17	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	20	60	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 10	S 10	S 18	S 17	S 16	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	6	4	3	2	2	6	6	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 7	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 5	—	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	69	112	219	385	—	—	2	1	3	4	—	167	—	—	—	—	—	189	184	108
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	1	168	173	59	1	1	0	0	0	36	59	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	25	33
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