
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dixon Park today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dixon Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 256 | 246 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 154 | 125 | 119 | 79 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.08m | 6:51PM1.65m | 7:37AM1.15m | 7:30PM1.70m | 8:16AM1.21m | 8:08PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.42m | 12:09PM0.54m | 1:43AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.51m | 2:18AM0.27m | 1:40PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 3 | NE 7 | ENE 6 |
326 | 256 | 246 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 154 | 125 | 119 | 79 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 16 | S 16 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 283 | 243 | 176 | 176 | 166 | 176 | 196 |
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