Surf Forecasts:
Dunaverty Bay surf forecast from 17 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 17 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, WNW swell with 4,354 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s 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 Saturday (Oct 17) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunaverty Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 252 | 154 | 95 | 111 | 170 | 291 | 455 | 702 | 506 | 414 | 307 | 4354 | 1324 | 980 | 443 | 341 | 325 | 423 | 0 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.94m | 5:40AM1.72m | 5:49PM1.87m | 6:43AM1.62m | 6:52PM1.82m | 7:57AM1.59m | 8:00PM1.83m | 9:10AM1.64m | 9:05PM1.88m | 10:07AM1.75m | 9:59PM1.97m | 10:52AM1.90m | 10:47PM2.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.78m | 11:40PM0.63m | 11:49AM0.87m | 00:47AM0.70m | 12:53PM0.93m | 1:57AM0.72m | 2:02PM0.94m | 3:00AM0.66m | 3:05PM0.90m | 3:51AM0.57m | 3:58PM0.82m | 4:34AM0.45m | 4:44PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | S 8 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 347 | 252 | 154 | 95 | 111 | 170 | 291 | 455 | 702 | 506 | 414 | 307 | 22 | 2 | 980 | 443 | 341 | 325 | — | 1 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | — | WNW 15 | NW 19 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | NW 8 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 14 | 2 | — | 47 | 14 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 44 | 4354 | 1324 | — | 13 | 19 | — | 423 | 278 | 505 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 56 | 14 | 195 | 212 | 63 | 48 | 150 | 106 | 302 | 94 | 106 | 2 |
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