Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Les Dunes today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Les Dunes at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Les Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 335 | 584 | 450 | 408 | 286 | 229 | 221 | 363 | 240 | 100 | 358 | 237 | 230 | 250 | 858 | 826 | 743 | 593 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:12PM3.59m | 8:24AM3.53m | 8:43PM3.27m | 9:00AM3.24m | 9:25PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.63m | 2:54AM0.88m | 3:18PM0.99m | 3:38AM1.24m | 4:10PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 276 | 335 | 584 | 450 | 408 | 286 | 229 | 221 | 363 | — | 100 | 253 | 237 | 230 | 250 | 858 | 826 | 743 | 593 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 49 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 46 | 243 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 370 | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | 240 | 50 | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 |
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