Dum Dums surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dum Dums today?

The current surf forecast for Dum Dums at 4PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2.3
S
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
541
564
564
456
456
397
383
391
400
492
529
628
641
566
511
599
441
377
415
458
362
306
397
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM1.16m
9:21PM1.73m
10:24AM1.11m
10:14PM1.69m
11:24AM1.07m
11:11PM1.62m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.30m
4:16AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.35m
5:15AM-0.00m
4:40PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
14
17
17
16
14
13
12
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
10
10
11
13
12
11
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
S
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
552
541
564
564
456
456
397
383
391
400
492
529
628
641
566
511
300
441
377
363
312
318
270
265
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
6
3
1
2
277
251
511
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
1
S
4
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
2.3
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
1
7
38
139
278
306
462
418
599
412
334
415
458
362
306
397
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
7
15
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
49
7
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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