Surf Forecasts:
Dumbea Rights surf forecast from 21 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 28 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with 6,163 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 28 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dumbea Rights this week:
The surf forecast for Dumbea Rights over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 28) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dumbea Rights in the next 16 days are 3.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 28th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 28th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumbea Rights over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6163 | 4117 | 2450 | 1403 | 986 | 835 | 733 | 2640 | 3296 | 2295 | 1275 | 834 | 719 | 582 | 446 | 437 | 416 | 250 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23AM0.80m | 5:47PM1.08m | 5:30AM0.88m | 6:23PM1.16m | 6:18AM0.97m | 6:54PM1.23m | 6:58AM1.06m | 7:23PM1.29m | 7:36AM1.15m | 7:52PM1.32m | 8:13AM1.22m | 8:22PM1.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.61m | 10:40AM0.36m | 00:07AM0.52m | 11:35AM0.31m | 00:41AM0.43m | 12:19PM0.25m | 1:11AM0.33m | 12:59PM0.21m | 1:40AM0.24m | 1:36PM0.20m | 2:09AM0.16m | 2:14PM0.20m | 2:39AM0.10m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6163 | 4117 | 2450 | 1403 | 986 | 486 | 733 | 2640 | 3296 | 2295 | 1275 | 834 | 440 | 220 | 334 | 285 | 195 | 204 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | — | E 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 188 | 19 | 55 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 103 | 21 | 17 | 54 | 54 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | — | SE 16 | — | SE 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 19 | 263 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 10 | — | 6 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | S 13 | E 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 22 | 23 | 835 | 33 | 206 | 157 | 986 | 661 | 678 | 719 | 582 | 446 | 437 | 416 | 250 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 1247 | 1247 | 113 | 76 | 1430 | 76 | 1403 | 1403 | 116 | 1247 | 1404 | 115 | 759 | 1403 | 76 | 1394 | 1247 | 116 |
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