Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 9AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5421 | 5133 | 4605 | 3920 | 3863 | 3716 | 3776 | 3932 | 4103 | 3939 | 4369 | 4684 | 5089 | 5438 | 4883 | 4369 | 3720 | 3050 | 2679 | 2600 | 3728 | 5400 | 5327 | 4988 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.23m | 9:50AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.55m | 5:10AM0.43m | 5:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5421 | 5133 | 4605 | 3920 | 3863 | 3716 | 3776 | 3932 | 4103 | 3939 | 4369 | 4684 | 5089 | 5438 | 4883 | 4369 | 3720 | 3050 | 2679 | 2600 | 3728 | 5400 | 5327 | 4988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 49 | 88 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 51 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 349 | 347 |
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