Dum Dums surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 27 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010101010101010101010888886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)411317268200196133102100100989898117120104827977131138145145120160
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
0
WNW
15
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.42
5:24PM
0.97
5:40AM
1.50
6:39PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.38
11:31AM
0.31
10:55PM
0.41
12:41PM
0.21
12:02AM
0.40
1:41PM
0.12
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:13---
Sunset8:09-------8:08-------8:08-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211817171925262522201919202223232120201920242624
Feels °C (?)181716161824252525222121222222232222232123242323
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