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Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
24.0° 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 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
3
0
0
0
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
2.1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313211919181717161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87896197589196114088396736535721376653155026943333562754524845361930012634201218881602
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.82
9:50PM
0.82
1:25PM
0.45
10:27PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.04
5:58AM
0.05
3:21PM
0.44
6:16AM
0.07
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:52
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222222212121212223232323242423263332272929303131
Feels °C (?)161615141414151618191917182020253332242424272525
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