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Dunes Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Dunes surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dunes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunes sea temperature is
26.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | |
253 | 221 | 231 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 187 | 179 | 142 | 109 | 110 | 147 | 106 | 107 | 115 | 86 | 149 | 96 | 141 | 127 | 209 | 276 | 209 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:20AM2.24m | 11:26PM1.89m | 11:00AM2.35m | 00:08AM1.91m | 11:41AM2.42m | 00:49AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.38m | 4:49AM0.89m | 5:46PM0.28m | 5:29AM0.87m | 6:27PM0.24m | 6:07AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
 kJ | 253 | 221 | 231 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 187 | 179 | 90 | 84 | 109 | 108 | 69 | 107 | 115 | 86 | 64 | 92 | 141 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 209 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 8 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 109 | 3 | 18 | 106 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 53 | 23 | 74 | 114 | 114 | 276 | 82 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 24 | NE 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | W 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 18 | 38 | 149 | 96 | 2 | 127 | 209 | 86 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 101 | 108 | 73 | 77 | 98 | 93 | 29 | 7 | 110 | 147 | 54 | 83 | 77 | 86 | 115 | 120 | 82 | — | — | — | 92 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 753 | 1143 | 1144 | 1143 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 15 | 1144 | 1144 | 1020 | 660 | 753 | 753 | 753 | 251 | 251 | 660 | 0 | 251 | 251 | 1023 |
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