Dreamtime Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.20° S 153.57° E

Dreamtime 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dreamtime sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dreamtime at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
160
284
253
222
218
287
297
192
161
140
128
103
103
71
102
70
71
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13PM1.60m
9:39AM1.39m
9:49PM1.48m
10:21AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.05m
3:41PM0.16m
4:08AM0.09m
4:28PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
18
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
17
17
17
17
16
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