Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 546 | 817 | 1100 | 1080 | 2250 | 1834 | 1891 | 1765 | 1597 | 1631 | 1435 | 1280 | 1280 | 1158 | 993 | 801 | 836 | 430 | 667 | 1020 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55AM0.96m | 00:06AM1.03m | 12:59PM1.06m | 1:02AM1.13m | 1:37PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.66m | 6:46AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 534 | 546 | 817 | 1100 | 1080 | 2250 | 1834 | 1891 | 1765 | 1597 | 1631 | 1435 | 1280 | 1280 | 1158 | 993 | 801 | 836 | 430 | 370 | 1020 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 240 | 135 | 26 | 97 | 275 | 154 | 130 | 57 | 47 | 167 | — | 218 | — | — | — | 36 | 68 | 129 | 304 | 667 | 377 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 186 | 291 | 297 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
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