Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 11PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1463 | 1214 | 661 | 637 | 471 | 448 | 455 | 447 | 439 | 351 | 377 | 273 | 249 | 303 | 433 | 760 | 1116 | 1378 | 1367 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.21m | 7:55AM1.10m | 8:35PM1.09m | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:36PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.44m | 2:08PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.52m | 4:21PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1463 | 1214 | 661 | 637 | 471 | 448 | 455 | 447 | 439 | 293 | 282 | 244 | 249 | 303 | 433 | 760 | 1116 | 1378 | 1367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 46 | 229 | 216 | 282 | 233 | 196 | 159 | 159 | 198 | 161 | 127 | 232 | 205 | 143 | 118 | 91 | 75 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | N 13 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 88 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 58 | 86 | — | 51 | 156 | 114 | 70 | 47 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 16 | 38 | 77 | 118 | 176 | 280 | 351 | 377 | 273 | 226 | 164 | 372 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 51 | 51 | 105 | 78 | 201 | 347 | 409 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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