Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1240 | 768 | 872 | 683 | 701 | 665 | 504 | 418 | 394 | 313 | 302 | 246 | 237 | 232 | 214 | 157 | 125 | 122 | 105 | 98 | 177 | 205 | 188 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.24m | 1:04AM1.41m | 1:48PM1.35m | 2:02AM1.49m | 2:40PM1.46m | 2:54AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.37m | 7:35AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:27AM0.09m | 8:48PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1240 | 768 | 872 | 683 | 701 | 665 | 504 | 401 | 394 | 313 | 302 | 246 | 237 | 232 | 214 | 157 | 125 | 122 | 105 | 78 | 177 | 205 | 188 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 152 | 324 | 172 | 169 | 175 | 160 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 119 | 69 | 50 | 38 | 32 | 64 | 60 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | W 11 | SW 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 9 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 152 | 72 | 178 | 30 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 98 | 78 | 49 | 35 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 187 | 196 | 253 | 312 | 332 | 322 | 375 | 418 | 346 | 255 | 204 | 193 | 167 | 194 | 174 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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