Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dirk Hartog Island today?

The current surf forecast for Dirk Hartog Island at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.3
SW
1.7
SSW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111012111111111511141414141313131313131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)445396344332477836940821894845713681157213551336120313271182116411441306114425482484
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.84
12:12AM
0.46
10:19AM
0.90
1:22AM
0.41
10:55AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.39
5:24PM
0.04
3:22AM
0.40
6:13PM
0.00
3:28AM
0.39
7:06PM
0.00
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----6:08-------6:07-------6:07---
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121222222222222212222222221212121212222222221
Feels °C (?)202121222120202020182019191918181819202019191716
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