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Dongara-Port Denison surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dongara-Port Denison surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dongara-Port Denison sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dongara-Port Denison today?
The current surf forecast for Dongara-Port Denison at 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dongara-Port Denison. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 382 | 543 | 529 | 2008 | 2615 | 2533 | 1847 | 1395 | 1093 | 836 | 811 | 971 | 904 | 845 | 782 | 616 | 439 | 378 | 313 | 339 | 233 | 352 | 432 | 607 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:27PM 0.68 | 7:53PM 0.70 | 8:21PM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:27AM 0.11 | 4:48AM 0.08 | 5:13AM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
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