Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
24.6° 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 6PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
0
1
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)181817161616161515151414141414131313141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32344956067766966178372470468559058155747846545143743763981073388510671152
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
ESE
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset--6:14-------6:13-------6:12-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252626252423232425262625262725252627242325232323
Feels °C (?)252725222221222527282624252725252626232124232222
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