Dum Dums surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Dum Dums today?

The current surf forecast for Dum Dums at 1PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)--

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101099999999999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273124482405218717961624149714051259123611511258671571571529454486497457447402375358
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
1.48
8:55PM
0.99
8:45AM
1.53
9:33PM
1.02
9:22AM
1.56
10:10PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01PM
0.22
2:12AM
0.43
3:37PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.40
4:12PM
0.14
3:32AM
0.38
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:15-------8:15-------8:14---
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
532221111-111-1--21-1111
Temp. °C181919181818181818191919191818171819212019181818
Feels °C (?)141615141515151515161615161616151718191818171717
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