Surf Forecasts:
Dirk Hartog Island surf forecast from 26 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 2 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with 1,717 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 31 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s 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 (Oct 31) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dirk Hartog Island in the next 16 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 2nd Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 27th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dirk Hartog Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1497 | 1182 | 1717 | 1269 | 1124 | 959 | 617 | 522 | 239 | 336 | 290 | 362 | 614 | 581 | 553 | 326 | 256 | 838 | 933 | 656 | 801 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52AM0.48m | 9:20PM0.83m | 11:57AM0.45m | 9:50PM0.89m | 1:06PM0.41m | 10:25PM0.92m | 11:05PM0.93m | 11:50PM0.89m | 00:39AM0.83m | 1:40AM0.74m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.40m | 5:02AM0.04m | 2:51PM0.41m | 5:48AM-0.00m | 2:58PM0.40m | 6:37AM-0.01m | 7:31AM0.02m | 8:34AM0.07m | 9:50AM0.13m | ||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1497 | — | 1717 | 46 | 43 | 14 | 49 | 93 | 178 | 336 | 290 | 362 | 614 | 581 | 553 | 326 | 256 | 11 | 183 | 656 | 801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 5 | — | WSW 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 16 | — | SW 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 12 | 137 | 20 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | — | 598 | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1182 | 1336 | 1269 | 1124 | 959 | 617 | 522 | 239 | 143 | 102 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 838 | 933 | 145 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 396 | 680 | 321 | 1938 | 855 | 385 | 1938 | 678 | 838 | 828 | 198 | 838 | 838 | 198 | 687 | 873 | 654 | 689 | 873 | 198 |
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