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Dreamtime surf break

Dreamtime surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Dreamtime surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dreamtime sea temperature is
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dreamtime today?

The current surf forecast for Dreamtime at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Dreamtime. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)866677778777777777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135142164239255236235273276237231204191179178152130131111117125126109122
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SSW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
1.32
5:57PM
0.89
6:54AM
1.41
6:56PM
0.92
7:35AM
1.50
7:42PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.52
11:52PM
0.32
1:38PM
0.42
12:42AM
0.27
2:18PM
0.33
1:26AM
0.21
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:46-------7:45----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------31--------
Temp. °C242626262424232424252625242423232427272726252424
Feels °C (?)232423242324222323232525262727272830292928272727
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