Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 188 | 182 | 162 | 156 | 156 | 149 | 137 | 192 | 342 | 617 | 1275 | 2080 | 4193 | 4479 | 4479 | 3844 | 3216 | 2837 | 2381 | 1942 | 1645 | 1240 | 1112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:27PM1.55m | 3:42AM1.56m | 4:12PM1.61m | 4:28AM1.54m | 4:55PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.03m | 9:38PM0.10m | 9:58AM0.00m | 10:25PM0.08m | 10:40AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 202 | 188 | 182 | 162 | 156 | 156 | 149 | 137 | 132 | 199 | 617 | 1275 | 2080 | 4193 | 4479 | 4479 | 3844 | 3216 | 2837 | 2381 | 1942 | 1645 | 1240 | 1112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 61 | 60 | 159 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 73 | 192 | 342 | 99 | 244 | 251 | 78 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 48 | 33 | 47 | 85 | 37 | 53 | 24 | 51 | 14 | 65 | 102 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | W 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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