Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1489 | 1371 | 1303 | 1185 | 1208 | 1157 | 1240 | 906 | 1323 | 1412 | 1847 | 3008 | 3778 | 3672 | 3681 | 2506 | 2269 | 1904 | 1568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.15m | 9:46AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:38AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:57PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 93 | 93 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 133 | 152 | 137 | 127 | 773 | 1847 | 3008 | 3778 | 3672 | 3681 | 2506 | 2269 | 1904 | 1568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 35 | 57 | 56 | 25 | 90 | 67 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 76 | 82 | 70 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 11 | S 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 34 | — | 12 | 30 | — | 17 | 18 | 221 | 36 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1489 | 1371 | 1303 | 1185 | 1208 | 1157 | 1240 | 906 | 1323 | 1412 | 1147 | 1048 | 1075 | 886 | 659 | 565 | 643 | 619 | 447 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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