Surf Forecasts:
Dunmoran Strand surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 886 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunmoran Strand this week:
The surf forecast for Dunmoran Strand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dunmoran Strand in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunmoran Strand over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 224 | 266 | 167 | 130 | 131 | 387 | 160 | 137 | 243 | 181 | 218 | 270 | 307 | 191 | 111 | 77 | 33 | 22 | 26 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:22PM3.22m | 6:36AM2.89m | 6:56PM3.37m | 7:10AM2.96m | 7:29PM3.48m | 7:43AM3.00m | 8:00PM3.53m | 8:16AM3.01m | 8:32PM3.52m | 8:49AM2.99m | 9:04PM3.46m | 9:25AM2.95m | 9:39PM3.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.65m | 00:32AM0.62m | 12:31PM0.49m | 1:06AM0.49m | 1:03PM0.38m | 1:39AM0.40m | 1:34PM0.32m | 2:11AM0.34m | 2:06PM0.31m | 2:42AM0.33m | 2:38PM0.36m | 3:15AM0.36m | 3:13PM0.47m | 3:50AM0.44m | |||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | 305 | 224 | 266 | 167 | 130 | 69 | 65 | 160 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 307 | 191 | 111 | 77 | 33 | 16 | 26 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | NNW 9 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | N 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 106 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SE 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 387 | — | 137 | 243 | 181 | 218 | 270 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 243 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 538 | 594 | 7 | 538 | 560 | 171 | 256 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 70 | 15 |
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