Dum Dums surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 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
21.3° 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 6AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
0.8
E
10
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
E
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
715
1028
837
638
491
332
355
257
254
206
122
160
256
315
516
561
637
628
684
725
711
873
992
1085
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:11PM1.62m
12:28PM1.05m
00:11AM1.53m
1:33PM1.05m
1:13AM1.43m
2:36PM1.09m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.05m
5:42PM0.46m
7:14AM0.11m
6:51PM0.51m
8:12AM0.17m
8:06PM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:57
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
17
17
16
15
9
9
8
9
10
12
12
10
9
8
8
10
12
14
14
13
13
15
14
13
16
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
11
2
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
SE
7
0.8
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
Energy kJ
292
646
560
450
333
246
259
208
167
131
113
115
256
315
516
561
637
628
684
725
711
873
992
1085
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
E
10
0.3
S
8
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
0.7
E
11
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
275
265
270
216
212
212
4
6
122
11
94
66
25
15
19
119
15
20
11
7
6
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
4
12
13
4
16
19
3
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
715
1028
837
638
491
332
355
257
254
206
50
160
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
7
0
7
7
7
7
0
15
15
7
7
3
3
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
7
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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