Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dixon Park today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dixon Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 316 | 270 | 270 | 200 | 195 | 165 | 140 | 211 | 217 | 210 | 201 | 197 | 188 | 150 | 229 | 283 | 376 | 337 | 250 | 234 | 288 | 206 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.61m | 9:11PM1.47m | 9:32AM1.64m | 9:56PM1.38m | 10:15AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.17m | 3:07PM0.19m | 3:12AM0.21m | 3:54PM0.20m | 3:50AM0.27m | 4:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 316 | 270 | 270 | 200 | 195 | 165 | 140 | 211 | 217 | 210 | 201 | 197 | 188 | 150 | 139 | 106 | 376 | 337 | 250 | 234 | 288 | 206 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 47 | 71 | 42 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 54 | 229 | 283 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | — | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 16 | — | — | SE 17 | S 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 78 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 587 | 145 | 93 | 64 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 67 | 128 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 128 | 3 | 176 | 94 | 79 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 79 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 |
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