Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1326 | 1092 | 974 | 868 | 730 | 1285 | 1432 | 1452 | 1236 | 2123 | 2084 | 4162 | 8490 | 11602 | 10802 | 9817 | 8427 | 6926 | 6629 | 6340 | 5634 | 5780 | 5780 | 5731 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.18m | 00:00AM1.18m | 12:29PM1.33m | 00:54AM1.29m | 1:13PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:55PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.37m | 6:52PM0.30m | 7:02AM0.26m | 7:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1326 | 1092 | 974 | 868 | 730 | 1285 | 1432 | 1452 | 1236 | 1044 | 2084 | 3543 | 8490 | 11602 | 10802 | 9817 | 8427 | 6926 | 6629 | 6340 | 5634 | 5780 | 5780 | 5731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | — | — | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 217 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 386 | 8 | — | — | 3377 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 1922 | 1204 | 988 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | — | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 2123 | 2040 | 4162 | 1573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 67 | 48 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 388 | 894 | 1009 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
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