Dixon Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.78° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dixon Park sea temperature is

18.2°C

Dixon Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dixon Park today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (14 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

Table - waves today at Dixon Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).
	Sun 13		Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	NE 6	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SE 4	S 9	S 5
Wave Graph
kJ	141	102	100	137	134	132	89	85	83	66	62	32	31	31	16	17	14	97
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:47PM1.46m					10:10AM1.53m				10:25PM1.32m				10:48AM1.50m
Low Tide				3:53AM0.24m					4:26PM0.31m				4:24AM0.32m				5:12PM0.39m


	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	15	16	20	24	23	21	22	20	19	19	24	20	18	17	14
Feels °C	13	13	12	12	13	17	20	18	17	19	17	16	16	21	17	17	14	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	ENE 6	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	S 9	E 4	ENE 6
kJ	141	102	53	137	134	132	89	85	83	37	29	22	22	20	11	15	3	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	S 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 12	E 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	ENE 7	S 9	E 14
kJ	13	13	100	32	20	10	10	3	3	56	51	32	31	31	16	5	14	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 18	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 14	ENE 7	—
kJ	—	6	3	3	13	13	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	ENE 6	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 4	S 4	S 5
kJ	83	77	96	120	75	—	21	13	37	66	62	—	—	—	1	17	7	97
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Garie Beach NSW - Illawarra	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Bar Beach NSW - Newcastle	Bar Beach NSW - Newcastle	Bar Beach NSW - Newcastle	Bar Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Bar Beach NSW - Newcastle	Bar Beach NSW - Newcastle	Dixon Park NSW - Newcastle	Dixon Park NSW - Newcastle	Dixon Park NSW - Newcastle	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	152	78	0	0	0	0	78	78	77	0	0	0	0	0	714	219	109	176
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Rating (10 max)		1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	2	2	6	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Claptons Coils South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5

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