Dawson Beach

Queensland, Australia

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 2:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.1 m) at 5 s, heading toward W, with strong offshore wind toward WNW.

Swell

0.1 m

W

5 s

Wind

22 km/h

WNW

Offshore

Tide

3.6 m

Rising

Weather

23 °C

Partly cloudy

23 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

W

17 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.7 m

Light drizzle · 20 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

WSW

17 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

3 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

19 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

3.4 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

18 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

3.6 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

18 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

3.5 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

19 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

3.3 m

Mostly clear · 20 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

21 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

3 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

22 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

2.7 m

Light drizzle · 20 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

24 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

2.3 m

Light drizzle · 21 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

25 km/h · 55 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2 m

Mostly clear · 22 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

25 km/h · 55 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.1 m

Mostly clear · 23 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

24 km/h · 54 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.4 m

Mostly clear · 23 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

WSW

23 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.7 m

Mostly clear · 23 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

W

22 km/h · 51 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

3.1 m

Partly cloudy · 24 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

W

22 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

3.6 m

Partly cloudy · 23 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

W

21 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

4.1 m

Mostly clear · 23 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

W

19 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

4.2 m

Clear · 22 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

W

18 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

4.2 m

Clear · 21 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

W

17 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

4 m

Mostly clear · 21 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

W

17 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

3.7 m

Clear · 20 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

W

15 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

3.2 m

Clear · 20 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

14 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.7 m

Clear · 20 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

W

13 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.3 m

Clear · 20 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

W

13 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.2 m

Clear · 19 °C

Nearby spots

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