Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 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
25.4° 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 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SW
2
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121212121111111110121111111111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13781280126111449908468337485035244453963443684047109401075100692378589915721572
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.54
9:23AM
0.76
11:06PM
0.50
9:48AM
0.84
12:12AM
0.46
10:19AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
0.35
4:38PM
0.11
3:13AM
0.39
5:24PM
0.04
3:22AM
0.40
6:13PM
0.00
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset------6:08-------6:08-------6:07-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232423232222222121212121212222222221212121212121
Feels °C (?)222221212019191818191920212121212018171818181717
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