Surf Forecasts:
Dunmoran Strand surf forecast from 19 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 23 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period, WNW swell with 12,393 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 19 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s 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 Monday (Oct 19) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dunmoran Strand in the next 16 days are 6.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 25) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 19th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunmoran Strand over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1460 | 2078 | 1905 | 1299 | 1139 | 2479 | 7794 | 5354 | 2132 | 1616 | 1387 | 1396 | 2376 | 3684 | 10323 | 4388 | 2432 | 741 | 2214 | 3763 | 10641 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:53PM2.46m | 1:48AM2.10m | 2:17PM2.56m | 3:04AM2.27m | 3:15PM2.75m | 3:54AM2.51m | 3:59PM2.98m | 4:33AM2.77m | 4:36PM3.21m | 5:08AM3.04m | 5:13PM3.41m | 5:43AM3.27m | 5:50PM3.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM1.40m | 7:53PM1.35m | 7:43AM1.37m | 9:06PM1.14m | 8:57AM1.20m | 9:50PM0.88m | 9:45AM0.98m | 10:24PM0.60m | 10:25AM0.74m | 10:57PM0.34m | 11:02AM0.52m | 11:29PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.31m | 00:02AM-0.02m | |||||||
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 | 8:08 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -3 | -1 | -2 | 3 | -1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 13 | N 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 1460 | 2078 | 1905 | 1299 | 1139 | 2479 | — | — | 2132 | 29 | 1387 | 1396 | — | — | — | 4388 | 2432 | 741 | 16 | 14 | 10641 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | — | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | — | — | S 5 | W 10 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 7794 | 5354 | — | 1616 | — | — | 2376 | 3684 | 10323 | — | — | 62 | 2214 | 3763 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 153 | 294 | 0 | 32 | 494 | 32 | 153 | 448 | 462 | 239 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 239 |
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