Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 6AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | 2138 | 2256 | 2127 | 1832 | 1631 | 1373 | 1356 | 1895 | 1323 | 1158 | 1031 | 1016 | 902 | 1033 | 1021 | 642 | 509 | 437 | 331 | 352 | 292 | 244 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.40m | 10:47AM1.66m | 11:45PM1.54m | 11:26AM1.78m | 00:06AM1.66m | 12:00PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.80m | 5:23PM0.33m | 5:20AM0.63m | 5:50PM0.26m | 5:52AM0.47m | 6:16PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
1996 | 2138 | 2256 | 2127 | 1832 | 1631 | 1373 | 1356 | 1895 | 1323 | 1158 | 1031 | 1016 | 902 | — | — | 642 | 509 | 437 | 331 | 352 | 292 | 244 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 18 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | WSW 8 | W 22 | SW 23 | SW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 |
1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 50 | 45 | 116 | 111 | 183 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | W 21 | W 21 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 26 | 60 | 43 | 39 | 26 | 6 | — | 1033 | 1021 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1289 | 1288 | 0 | 1288 | 1288 | 1207 | 1310 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 1289 | 1145 | 1145 | 1145 | 660 | 1145 | 772 | 660 | 15 | 0 | 835 | 1091 | 777 | 772 |
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