
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dum Dums today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dum Dums at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dum Dums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
306 | 262 | 244 | 211 | 146 | 132 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:54AM0.90m | 1:00PM1.24m | 2:08AM0.85m | 2:05PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.42m | 6:13AM0.56m | 8:11PM0.46m | 7:13AM0.61m | 9:24PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 4 |
306 | 262 | 244 | 211 | 146 | 132 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 4 | S 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 55 | 4 | 59 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 | SSE 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | — | E 12 | NE 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | W 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | SE 2 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 171 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 85 | 21 |
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