
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dixon Park today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dixon Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | 64 | 152 | 262 | 408 | 464 | 408 | 417 | 299 | 1021 | 1442 | 1264 | 957 | 686 | 526 | 375 | 296 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53AM0.99m | 4:35PM1.45m | 5:04AM0.98m | 5:25PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.63m | 9:30AM0.57m | 11:38PM0.58m | 10:24AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
39 | 39 | 24 | 139 | 408 | 464 | 408 | 417 | 258 | 1021 | 1442 | 1264 | 957 | 686 | 526 | 375 | 296 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
7 | 15 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 299 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 66 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 |
7 | 64 | 152 | 262 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 88 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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