Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 84 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 |
22 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 4 | S 8 | E 9 | S 9 | S 4 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 3 | E 3 |
65 | 84 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 96 | 22 | 22 | 129 | 23 | 96 | 548 | 195 | 146 | 22 |
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