Dee Why Point surf break

Dee Why Point surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Dee Why Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dee Why Point sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dee Why Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dee Why Point at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
SE
1.5
ESE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)88111111111111111111111111111111111111117810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24421117327070088710089908877597599049218228627857856617914891167582573439
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
1.62
10:41PM
1.12
10:34AM
1.60
11:20PM
1.17
11:12AM
1.55
12:01AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
0.11
4:11AM
0.33
5:17PM
0.10
4:53AM
0.35
5:51PM
0.11
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------
Sunset----8:06-------8:06-------8:06---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222222020191819212221201919181922211920191918
Feels °C (?)191919201819181717192018191819182021171415151514
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