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Dreamtime Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Dreamtime surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dreamtime today?
The current surf forecast for Dreamtime at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dreamtime. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 134 | 128 | 126 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 335 | 585 | 484 | 419 | 516 | 646 | 646 | 2215 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:15PM 1.56 | 7:27AM 1.50 | 7:56PM 1.68 | 8:11AM 1.41 | 8:40PM 1.76 | 8:57AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM -0.01 | 1:27AM 0.05 | 1:38PM -0.03 | 2:17AM 0.02 | 2:14PM -0.02 | 3:09AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
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