Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 249 | 180 | 472 | 936 | 2061 | 2601 | 2662 | 2614 | 3302 | 4798 | 5584 | 5029 | 4517 | 3983 | 3804 | 3585 | 3554 | 3457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.41m | 7:14AM1.18m | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:18AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.38m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 326 | 249 | 180 | 472 | 936 | 2061 | 2601 | 2662 | 2614 | 3302 | 4798 | 5584 | 5029 | 4517 | 3983 | 3804 | 3585 | 3554 | 3457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 10 | WSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 80 | 104 | 141 | 96 | 62 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 33 | 899 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 9 | W 11 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 109 | 171 | 96 | 94 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 36 | 108 | 128 | 199 | 156 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 65 | 284 | 233 | 277 | 185 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 161 | 23 | 23 |
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