Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dirk Hartog Island today (29 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dirk Hartog Island at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)--
Afternoon (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
2.1
NW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
8
3
W
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
655
583
510
492
429
338
297
396
875
910
1081
1137
1187
1404
2282
2904
3067
5131
6236
7152
7672
6792
6237
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19AM0.81m
8:51AM0.82m
9:24AM0.82m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.12m
4:49PM0.08m
5:19PM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
1
3
4
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
20
21
21
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
22
23
20
19
20
18
18
19
18
16
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.2
WSW
18
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
805
655
583
510
492
429
338
297
229
169
529
521
500
377
107
31
6236
7152
7672
6792
6237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
4
13
12
30
42
91
159
198
218
255
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.8
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
8
3
W
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1
17
90
224
396
875
910
1081
1137
1187
1404
2282
2904
3067
5131
634
710
691
568
482
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
197
278
569
569
919
896
1930
1002
1087
1930
1937
1937
1937
1934
1934
1930
1930
484
484
1934
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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