Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dungeons today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 10AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
384 | 468 | 499 | 822 | 1175 | 768 | 704 | 711 | 936 | 2310 | 2239 | 2073 | 1824 | 1471 | 1713 | 1584 | 1158 | 1302 | 1208 | 1019 | 908 | 875 | 792 | 549 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | 4:15AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:48AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
384 | 468 | 499 | 822 | 1175 | 627 | 631 | 616 | 582 | 2310 | 2239 | 2073 | 1824 | 1471 | 1713 | 1584 | 1158 | 1302 | 1208 | 1019 | 908 | 875 | 792 | 549 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
98 | 72 | 137 | 88 | 61 | 659 | 704 | 711 | 936 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 373 | 387 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 14 |
117 | 170 | 160 | 68 | 35 | 61 | 39 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 91 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | — | 36 | 768 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 10 | 54 | 102 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 347 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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