Surf Forecasts:
Dunes surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SW swell with 313 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunes this week:
The surf forecast for Dunes over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dunes in the next 16 days are 0.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunes over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey folks, Rusty here. It’s a quiet start out there, but we’ve got a few windows opening up.
The first few days are rough. Through to the end of July, Dunes is seeing small southwest swell around 2ft to 3ft, but the wind is mostly a fresh cross-off or cross breeze, leaving the surf pretty ordinary. You’re not missing much.
It’s not until the morning of Tuesday, 28 July that things start to show a pulse. We’ve got a 3ft southwest groundswell, period bumping to 13 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-off with gentle breeze (15 km/h). Wave energy is moderate (215). It’s not big, but it’s clean.
The real standout lands on Sunday, 2 August. The morning brings a 4ft southwest swell, 15-second period, with a moderate offshore wind (20 km/h) out of the southeast. The combined energy is strong (738), and conditions are forecast to be very good. The afternoon cleans right up with a light offshore breeze (10 km/h). This is the session to pencil in. For the expert crew, the morning of 31 July pushes up to 4ft with a very long 18-second period and strong energy (785), but that fresh cross-off wind (35 km/h) spoils the party. It’s just too messy.
Beyond that, the second week holds some smaller, cleaner windows but nothing that truly jumps out as a must-go. Check back with me later.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 124 | 164 | 151 | 111 | 108 | 188 | 138 | 158 | 151 | 104 | 96 | 86 | 137 | 241 | 261 | 253 | 253 | 221 | 176 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.16m | 5:14AM1.65m | 6:08PM1.03m | 6:12AM1.60m | 10:16PM1.03m | 7:35AM1.57m | 11:01PM1.15m | 9:03AM1.61m | 11:26PM1.28m | 10:06AM1.69m | 11:51PM1.40m | 10:55AM1.77m | 00:16AM1.51m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.76m | 10:05PM0.82m | 12:56PM0.78m | 10:25PM0.92m | 2:36PM0.73m | 11:23PM1.03m | 3:49PM0.62m | 2:26AM1.07m | 4:36PM0.49m | 3:53AM1.00m | 5:14PM0.38m | 4:48AM0.90m | 5:46PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 7 | NE 9 | WSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 85 | 164 | 151 | 105 | 91 | 188 | 247 | 86 | 151 | 135 | 77 | 40 | 137 | 241 | 261 | 253 | 253 | 221 | 176 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | NE 8 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 124 | 39 | 31 | 111 | 108 | — | 138 | 158 | 12 | 104 | 96 | 66 | 12 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 39 | 60 | 129 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 21 | W 20 | NE 7 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 6 | — | 52 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 86 | 86 | 48 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 3 | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 59 | 6 | 50 | 103 | — | — | 157 | — | 26 | 102 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | 39 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1071 | 0 | 766 | 1023 | 0 | 0 | 1023 | 15 | 0 | 493 | 15 | 227 | 227 | 787 | 0 | 251 | 733 | 0 | 227 | 1390 | 15 |
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