Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia das Dunas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 268 | 259 | 487 | 527 | 555 | 273 | 229 | 217 | 186 | 153 | 149 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 80 | 467 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57PM0.82m | 12:55PM0.98m | 00:30AM0.93m | 1:21PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.45m | 6:00AM0.18m | 6:33PM0.37m | 6:40AM0.09m | 7:04PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 273 | 286 | 310 | 273 | 229 | 217 | 186 | 153 | 149 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 80 | 102 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 4 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 53 | 81 | 62 | 121 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 12 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 9 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 268 | 259 | 487 | 527 | 555 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 467 | 734 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
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