Surf Forecasts:
Dumbea Rights surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 21 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 19s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with 10,044 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW 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 Thursday (Sep 17) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dumbea Rights in the next 16 days are 4.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 21st Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumbea Rights over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 236 | 79 | 204 | 464 | 2052 | 3527 | 2804 | 1736 | 1265 | 1209 | 1875 | 3073 | 2354 | 1997 | 2900 | 10044 | 6187 | 4098 | 2297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.07m | 11:47AM1.08m | 11:12PM0.98m | 12:40PM1.00m | 11:47PM0.90m | 1:56PM0.94m | 00:40AM0.82m | 3:40PM0.94m | 2:31AM0.77m | 4:58PM1.00m | 4:23AM0.80m | 5:47PM1.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.54m | 5:49AM0.27m | 6:30PM0.62m | 6:39AM0.34m | 7:51PM0.68m | 7:52AM0.39m | 9:56PM0.68m | 9:24AM0.40m | 11:22PM0.61m | 10:40AM0.36m | 00:07AM0.52m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 289 | 236 | 79 | 18 | 223 | 2052 | 3527 | 2804 | 1736 | 1265 | 581 | 1875 | 3073 | 2354 | 1997 | 2900 | 10044 | 6187 | 4098 | 2297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 17 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 55 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 791 | 28 | 283 | 481 | 339 | 1209 | 509 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 1576 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | SW 22 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 286 | 236 | 61 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SW 2 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | — | 1 | 204 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 759 | 76 | 1245 | 1247 | 574 | 1243 | 1322 | 1383 | 1345 | 1361 | 46 | 1445 | 1596 | 76 | 1300 | 1445 | 0 | 76 | 1430 | 1246 |
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