Surf Forecasts:
Dunaverty Bay surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, WNW swell with 698 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunaverty Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Dunaverty Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dunaverty Bay in the next 16 days are 1.7m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunaverty Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 37 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 125 | 370 | 615 | 680 | 419 | 296 | 194 | 46 | 63 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM2.18m | 3:36AM2.48m | 4:13PM2.11m | 4:20AM2.32m | 4:52PM2.03m | 5:05AM2.13m | 5:33PM1.93m | 5:54AM1.95m | 6:19PM1.84m | 6:51AM1.79m | 7:15PM1.77m | 7:59AM1.69m | 8:25PM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.36m | 10:04AM0.11m | 10:10PM0.42m | 10:48AM0.29m | 10:59PM0.50m | 11:33AM0.48m | 11:51PM0.59m | 12:23PM0.65m | 00:50AM0.68m | 1:20PM0.78m | 1:57AM0.74m | 2:23PM0.84m | 3:06AM0.74m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SSE 3 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 37 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 370 | 615 | 680 | 419 | 296 | — | 46 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 36 | 125 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 194 | 76 | 63 | 43 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 106 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 341 | 257 | 1291 | 63 | 231 | 156 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 357 | 212 | 199 | 255 | 257 | 202 |
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