Dunes Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.12° S 18.35° E

Dunes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunes sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.4° 

Dunes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunes today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 1AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)23s

Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
1.6
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1
SW
23
1.3
SW
22
1.6
SW
21
1.7
SW
20
1.8
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1175
975
2990
3337
1699
1420
919
669
516
1055
1542
2150
2207
2339
2344
2267
2375
2595
2311
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:00AM1.45m
2:32PM1.51m
2:47AM1.53m
3:14PM1.62m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.25m
8:20AM0.10m
8:44PM0.13m
9:02AM0.02m
9:27PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
16
14
14
13
13
14
17
18
20
20
21
Feels °C
2
3
4
5
5
6
6
9
8
7
9
8
8
9
14
15
18
16
16
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