Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 505 | 455 | 447 | 439 | 351 | 301 | 249 | 284 | 303 | 480 | 748 | 1116 | 1378 | 1367 | 1326 | 1092 | 825 | 799 | 656 | 1154 | 1222 | 1363 |
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 | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:55AM1.10m | 8:35PM1.09m | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:36PM1.09m | 11:29AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.52m | 4:21PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:55PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 471 | 505 | 455 | 447 | 439 | 293 | 282 | 249 | 244 | 303 | 480 | 748 | 1116 | 1378 | 1367 | 1326 | 1092 | 825 | 799 | 656 | 1154 | 1222 | 1363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 282 | 233 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 198 | 161 | 127 | 284 | 116 | 94 | 89 | 82 | 69 | 54 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 166 | 25 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 58 | 86 | — | 202 | 153 | 114 | 70 | 47 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 35 | 28 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 52 | 107 | 129 | 235 | 351 | 301 | 209 | 159 | 315 | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 78 | 201 | 349 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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