Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dixon Park today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 11PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dixon Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 110 | 180 | 174 | 172 | 99 | 53 | 79 | 223 | 124 | 237 | 426 | 1476 | 1108 | 669 | 380 | 307 | 382 | 284 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.34m | 4:36AM0.99m | 4:11PM1.38m | 5:27AM1.08m | 5:04PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.71m | 11:17PM0.45m | 10:40AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | N 3 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 102 | 66 | 50 | 174 | 172 | 33 | 52 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 75 | 1152 | 1108 | 669 | 380 | 157 | 382 | 284 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | E 11 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 19 |
| kJ | 69 | 110 | 180 | 19 | 36 | 99 | 53 | 25 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 22 | 43 | 101 | 37 | 34 | 54 | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 223 | 124 | 237 | 426 | 1476 | — | — | — | 307 | 102 | 131 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 176 | 312 | 451 | 290 | 128 | 177 | 7 | 41 | 42 | 53 | 78 |
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