Surf Forecasts:
Dirk Hartog Island surf forecast from 21 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 25 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period, SW swell with 10,710 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dirk Hartog Island this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dirk Hartog Island in the next 16 days are 4.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 25) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 27) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 25th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dirk Hartog Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2704 | 2584 | 2010 | 1728 | 1355 | 1285 | 1053 | 799 | 520 | 1011 | 802 | 1146 | 1944 | 7701 | 5829 | 5454 | 1719 | 2474 | 2598 | 632 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:23AM0.64m | 6:39AM0.64m | 10:37PM0.49m | 7:42AM0.64m | 9:55PM0.53m | 8:39AM0.64m | 9:54PM0.58m | 9:32AM0.62m | 10:03PM0.64m | 10:24AM0.59m | 10:19PM0.71m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.20m | 2:47PM0.18m | 3:06PM0.18m | 1:57AM0.47m | 3:22PM0.20m | 2:53AM0.40m | 3:36PM0.22m | 3:37AM0.33m | 3:48PM0.26m | 4:19AM0.25m | 4:00PM0.30m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2704 | 2584 | 2010 | 1728 | 1355 | 1285 | 1053 | 799 | 520 | 1011 | 802 | 1063 | 1764 | 7701 | 5829 | — | 1719 | 2474 | — | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 26 | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 245 | 13 | 141 | 1146 | 1944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SW 14 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 18 | S 3 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSW 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 276 | 30 | 3 | 301 | 77 | 50 | 52 | 76 | 73 | 94 | 196 | 161 | 156 | 901 | 2 | 5454 | 998 | 13 | 2598 | 555 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 828 | 198 | 687 | 687 | 565 | 751 | 838 | 198 | 687 | 840 | 321 | 829 | 1937 | 198 | 1904 | 1937 | 828 | 828 | 1072 | 828 |
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