Dee Why Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° S 151.31° E

Dee Why Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dee Why Point sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Dee Why Point today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dee Why Point at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
54
41
68
151
80
83
50
47
35
26
26
18
13
9
9
6
6
12
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:50PM1.27m
2:23AM0.87m
2:55PM1.26m
3:45AM0.85m
4:00PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.47m
8:49PM0.51m
7:52AM0.53m
10:06PM0.50m
9:00AM0.56m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
20
18
20
19
17
16
17
16
20
20
18
16
15
14
14
16
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
12
14
16
14
17
16
15
14
15
13
18
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
15
14
15
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