Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 4PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1018 | 1290 | 1467 | 2041 | 2581 | 2987 | 2952 | 2781 | 2714 | 2450 | 2234 | 1928 | 1629 | 1460 | 1405 | 1132 | 987 | 881 | 930 | 1129 | 1144 | 1144 | 1129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.90m | 2:35PM1.61m | 2:45AM1.86m | 3:01PM1.45m | 3:09AM1.80m | 3:26PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.34m | 8:24PM0.43m | 9:08AM0.43m | 8:40PM0.53m | 9:41AM0.53m | 8:52PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1018 | 1290 | 1467 | 2041 | 2581 | 2987 | 2952 | 2781 | 2714 | 2450 | 2234 | 1928 | 1629 | 1460 | 1405 | 1132 | 987 | 881 | 930 | 1129 | 1144 | 1144 | 1129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 5 | SSE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 22 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1446 | 660 | 227 | 660 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 227 | 227 |
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