Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 10PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4005 | 3301 | 1495 | 1264 | 2340 | 1777 | 1764 | 2183 | 1999 | 1966 | 1978 | 1835 | 1488 | 1269 | 1213 | 1160 | 930 | 963 | 824 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.11m | 1:10PM1.09m | 1:14AM1.17m | 1:54PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.61m | 6:59AM0.47m | 7:15PM0.54m | 7:44AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4005 | 3301 | 1495 | 1264 | 2340 | 1777 | 1764 | 2183 | 1999 | 1966 | 1978 | 1835 | 1488 | 1269 | 1213 | 1160 | 930 | 963 | 824 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1243 | 1222 | 7 | 604 | 530 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | 223 | 414 | 377 | 367 | 485 | 412 | 569 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 232 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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