Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AWST
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Dirk Hartog Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dirk Hartog Island sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dirk Hartog Island today?

The current surf forecast for Dirk Hartog Island at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Dirk Hartog Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
906
1634
1491
1326
1413
1308
1308
1308
1212
1196
1290
1474
1349
1092
1196
1196
1196
1179
1147
1099
990
961
1905
1708
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
5
N
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:23AM0.93m
12:14PM0.86m
1:08PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:10PM-0.04m
8:03PM0.02m
8:54PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
25
26
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
19
20
23
23
20
19
18
18
20
23
21
21
19
21
20
21
20
19
18
16
15
15
13
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
906
1634
1491
1326
1413
1308
1308
1308
1212
1196
1290
1474
1349
1092
1196
1196
1196
1179
1147
1099
990
961
91
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
NE
3
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
380
2
2
2
2
407
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
NE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
7
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
5
2
2
5
1
1
1
1
5
8
20
54
87
117
125
141
193
1905
1708
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
198
197
197
197
197
197
0
0
198
198
197
198
198
198
244
1091
828
828
828
828
484
484
484
484
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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