Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praia das Dunas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 88 | 149 | 207 | 224 | 192 | 167 | 173 | 215 | 225 | 255 | 148 | 129 | 132 | 132 | 135 | 155 | 117 | 188 | 166 | 166 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.83m | 4:33PM0.80m | 6:22AM0.75m | 5:17PM0.74m | 9:53AM0.74m | 6:47PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.52m | 11:59PM0.29m | 12:55PM0.58m | 1:26AM0.34m | 2:44PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 88 | 149 | 207 | 224 | 192 | 167 | 173 | 215 | 225 | 255 | 148 | 129 | 132 | 62 | 99 | 117 | 133 | 188 | 140 | 147 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 48 | 132 | 135 | 155 | 117 | 140 | 166 | 166 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | — | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 23 | — | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 37 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
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