Dum Dums surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Dum Dums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dum Dums sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dum Dums today?

The current surf forecast for Dum Dums at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (12 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (12 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
SSE
2.3
S
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
2
S
2.4
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
2.1
S
1.1
E
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)88107812111188121212128121010999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20722828336568239737735152277842741341643953132566750234827619314712594
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
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
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.20
4:36PM
0.84
4:28AM
1.22
5:45PM
0.88
5:29AM
1.27
6:35PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.47
9:36PM
0.62
11:42AM
0.43
10:51PM
0.59
12:32PM
0.36
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:20-------7:19--
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211919191920191817161616191918181716141820211917
Feels °C (?)181817171718161515151312151413151414121717181716
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