Dum Dums Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.45° S 150.42° E

Dum Dums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dum Dums sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.8° 

Dum Dums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dum Dums today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dum Dums at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.7
S
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
84
41
42
34
35
38
31
30
21
21
19
19
15
11
6
6
11
3
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:52PM1.25m
2:36AM0.86m
2:54PM1.24m
3:55AM0.85m
3:56PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.48m
7:57AM0.55m
10:06PM0.47m
9:02AM0.58m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
18
17
16
15
15
18
21
21
17
14
13
11
10
14
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
19
19
16
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
13
11
11
9
8
12
14
13
14
13
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