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Dirk Hartog Island surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 21 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 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 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121278888888719181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148013681058919821932848702480644103652485788672060647541842938257790110621165
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
15
E
15
SW
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
SE
25
SSW
40
S
45
S
55
S
50
S
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		oncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.76
1:36PM
0.53
11:41PM
0.70
1:52PM
0.58
12:21AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.44
6:31AM
0.10
5:32PM
0.42
6:45AM
0.15
6:34PM
0.40
6:58AM
0.19
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C333536282826252725242323222222222222222121212021
Feels °C (?)293333252424232724201817161617181817151415161517
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