Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dirk Hartog Island today?

The current surf forecast for Dirk Hartog Island at 7PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)111212151515151515151515151515151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)95712151553188227414692452742173431327525842688274140273526307226122383181215281299109117741465
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
S
45
S
50
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
45
S
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
30
S
40
S
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
0.69
10:20PM
0.49
8:40AM
0.66
10:10PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.15
3:38PM
0.18
2:40AM
0.41
3:53PM
0.21
3:33AM
0.35
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--6:21-------6:21-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181717151416191818181817172021191919202020
Feels °C (?)12119989658121010101010111516131212131413
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - North West

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Dirk Hartog Island (fresh winds from the S at Shark Bay Airport 46 km from Dirk Hartog Island). 2.0m 16s long period groundswell from the SW with a 1.6m 12s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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46 km away, 1 h 18 min ago

35 km/h
S
0.0
20.8
Air / Water (°C)
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