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Dirk Hartog Island Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dirk Hartog Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | |
711 | 803 | 951 | 878 | 1472 | 1785 | 2265 | 2953 | 3320 | 3320 | 3320 | 3178 | 2919 | 2717 | 2643 | 2293 | 1975 | 2006 | 1744 | 1719 | 1482 | 1360 | 1360 | 2231 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:42PM0.50m | 7:15AM0.63m | 7:29PM0.46m | 7:32AM0.71m | 9:11PM0.45m | 7:57AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.30m | 2:33PM0.33m | 00:29AM0.35m | 3:12PM0.20m | 00:48AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 711 | 803 | 951 | 878 | 1472 | 1785 | 2265 | 2953 | 3320 | 3320 | 3320 | 3178 | 2919 | 2717 | 2643 | 2293 | 1975 | 2006 | 1744 | 1719 | 1482 | 1360 | 1360 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 12 | 430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SW 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 228 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 52 | 199 | 2231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 317 | 198 | 197 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1062 | 198 | 298 | 298 | 198 | 197 | 197 | 238 | 1937 | 1072 | 828 | 1062 | 1072 | 846 | 385 |
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