Surf Forecasts:
Dirk Hartog Island surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period, SW swell with 4,846 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dirk Hartog Island this week:
The surf forecast for Dirk Hartog Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dirk Hartog Island in the next 16 days are 2.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dirk Hartog Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 591 | 343 | 448 | 1143 | 1004 | 3119 | 1470 | 4846 | 4185 | 2668 | 2329 | 2038 | 1784 | 1572 | 1363 | 767 | 1474 | 1494 | 1363 | 1319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:43AM0.86m | 6:38AM0.91m | 7:38AM0.95m | 8:38AM0.96m | 9:36AM0.94m | 2:01AM0.40m | 10:31AM0.89m | 1:23AM0.44m | 11:23AM0.80m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.15m | 3:15PM0.05m | 4:02PM-0.02m | 4:47PM-0.06m | 5:27PM-0.06m | 6:03PM-0.02m | 2:18AM0.40m | 6:30PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.40m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 736 | 591 | 343 | 448 | 1143 | 1004 | 3119 | 990 | 4846 | 4185 | 2668 | 2329 | 2038 | 1784 | 1572 | 1363 | 767 | 1474 | 1494 | 1363 | 1319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | WSW 13 | E 3 | NW 13 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | S 6 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 98 | 1 | 6 | 623 | — | 1470 | 81 | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 521 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | W 12 | SW 22 | NW 13 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 119 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | E 4 | SW 12 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SW 17 | S 6 | ESE 3 | SW 17 | S 6 | E 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 7 | 238 | 119 | 5 | 418 | 80 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 9 | 43 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 198 | 198 | 385 | 198 | 198 | 385 | 198 | 238 | 321 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 928 | 197 | 244 | 1010 | 1042 | 1072 |
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