Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 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
24.9° 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 7AM is: 1.3m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)20s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (27 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
22
1.1
SW
21
1.3
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
1005
1405
1935
2195
3563
2823
3415
3175
2941
2868
2481
2168
2083
1915
1784
1760
1712
1680
1536
1514
1493
1343
1324
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
S
20
S
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:57AM0.55m
7:04PM0.51m
8:06AM0.62m
8:32PM0.48m
8:23AM0.69m
9:44PM0.46m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.28m
2:26PM0.40m
1:39AM0.32m
3:13PM0.31m
1:52AM0.36m
3:50PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:48
6:48
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6:00
6:00
5:59
Temp °C
22
23
23
24
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
20
22
23
25
25
25
23
21
21
21
20
22
24
22
20
19
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
527
787
722
1935
2195
3563
2823
3415
3175
2941
2868
2481
2168
2083
1915
1784
1760
1712
1680
1536
1514
1493
1343
1324
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1.1
SW
21
1.3
SW
20
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
103
1005
1405
563
563
399
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
22
Energy kJ
579
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.7
SW
18
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.7
SW
15
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
4
2
1
314
6
4
6
6
5
5
1
215
40
67
66
42
129
153
1
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
197
197
0
0
0
198
197
197
197
198
198
198
640
678
298
198
198
197
197
198
494
828
828
317
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
5
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
8
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