Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dixon Park today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dixon Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 648 | 615 | 639 | 639 | 566 | 584 | 584 | 505 | 432 | 367 | 346 | 290 | 290 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 196 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.45m | 1:01PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.29m | 1:51PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.52m | 6:38AM0.35m | 7:03PM0.58m | 7:17AM0.43m | 8:07PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 648 | 615 | 639 | 639 | 566 | 584 | 584 | 505 | 432 | 367 | 346 | 290 | 290 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 196 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 126 | 130 | 125 | 121 | 110 | 106 | 141 | 139 | 97 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 19 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 77 | 33 | 0 |
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