Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dirk Hartog Island today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dirk Hartog Island at 2PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dirk Hartog Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2021 | 2387 | 2481 | 1716 | 1738 | 1493 | 4397 | 6149 | 7583 | 8113 | 8071 | 7353 | 7034 | 6734 | 6226 | 5800 | 5267 | 4529 | 3806 | 3264 | 2686 | 2722 | 4013 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:48PM0.49m | 1:16AM0.73m | 1:28PM0.40m | 1:47AM0.75m | 2:11PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.30m | 5:59PM0.27m | 8:09AM0.30m | 6:02PM0.27m | 9:41AM0.30m | 6:02PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2021 | 2387 | 2481 | 1716 | 1738 | 1493 | 4397 | 6149 | 7583 | 8113 | 8071 | 7353 | 7034 | 6734 | 6226 | 5800 | 5267 | 4529 | 3806 | 3264 | 2686 | 2722 | 4013 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 471 | — | 1235 | 959 | 949 | 1385 | — | — | — | — | — | 3790 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WSW 16 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 295 | 406 | 402 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 659 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 569 | 494 | 484 | 1935 | 1294 | 269 | 238 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 0 | 1042 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 0 | 198 |
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