Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 11PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 1522 | 1576 | 1749 | 2357 | 2903 | 3025 | 2952 | 2774 | 2626 | 2462 | 2135 | 1890 | 1619 | 1374 | 1173 | 974 | 841 | 624 | 555 | 546 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.25m | 5:43AM1.21m | 5:48PM1.16m | 6:29AM1.15m | 6:34PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.34m | 11:45AM0.48m | 00:03AM0.42m | 12:33PM0.56m | 00:50AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | 7:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 397 | 1522 | 1576 | 1749 | 2357 | 2903 | 3025 | 2952 | 2774 | 2626 | 2462 | 2135 | 1890 | 1619 | 1374 | 1173 | 974 | 841 | 624 | 555 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — |
| kJ | 336 | 100 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 161 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | 65 | 119 | 200 | 207 | 299 | 471 | 476 | 455 | 352 | 301 | 261 | 177 | 143 | 126 | 139 | 190 | 144 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 464 | 105 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 161 | 1042 | 409 | 409 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 161 | 409 | 2948 | 407 | 78 | 78 | 24 |
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