Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 10AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, gales from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1700 | 1301 | 1116 | 853 | 1747 | 1825 | 1660 | 1797 | 2243 | 2033 | 1795 | 1465 | 1457 | 1452 | 1427 | 1387 | 1422 | 1446 | 1739 | 1485 | 1217 | 1545 | 1783 | 1485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:48AM1.20m | 7:10PM1.28m | 7:55AM1.08m | 8:30PM1.15m | 9:46AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.30m | 12:46PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.42m | 1:54PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:57PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 1700 | 1301 | 1116 | 853 | 510 | 426 | 380 | 322 | 311 | 252 | 183 | 140 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 101 | 95 | 68 | 114 | 135 | 88 | 65 | 1034 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | WNW 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 23 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 260 | 224 | 298 | 5 | 69 | 80 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 35 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 90 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 264 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | W 26 | SW 24 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | 13 | 91 | 38 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 204 | — | — | 1747 | 1825 | 1660 | 1797 | 2243 | 2033 | 1795 | 1465 | 1457 | 1452 | 1427 | 1387 | 1422 | 1446 | 1739 | 1485 | 1217 | 1545 | 1783 | 1485 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 1009 | 201 | 1009 | 1061 | 1439 | 1321 | 1307 | 3889 | 2738 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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