Dum Dums surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dum Dums today?

The current surf forecast for Dum Dums at 2AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)88989999998888881110101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)517470493482421393393336362354279250219182193210656734826942899883867867
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.02
9:22AM
1.56
10:10PM
1.06
9:59AM
1.57
10:47PM
1.09
10:36AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
0.40
4:12PM
0.14
3:32AM
0.38
4:47PM
0.12
4:13AM
0.37
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:01-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset8:15-------8:14-------8:14-------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-----1---11----------
Temp. °C191818181820202019191918192021211918181718202121
Feels °C (?)171617161617181919191918191919191817171617181920
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