Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 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
25.1° 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 2PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313161414141313131312121212121111111110111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109912009041532129017281378128012611144917846833748614425445396344303400741780923
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:41-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----6:09-------6:08-------6:08---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232423232322222222222121212121212222222121
Feels °C (?)272626242422222219192019191818191919202120201817
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