Dreamtime Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.20° S 153.57° E

Dreamtime 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dreamtime sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.1° 

Dreamtime surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dreamtime today (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dreamtime at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2287
2174
1853
1409
1169
943
717
650
555
494
572
762
837
810
756
917
1371
2261
1751
3784
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:39PM1.90m
10:02AM1.18m
10:22PM1.78m
10:51AM1.21m
Low Tide
2:59PM-0.03m
4:19AM0.03m
3:47PM0.05m
4:58AM0.06m
4:35PM0.17m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
3
11
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
12
11
11
11
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