Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 10AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia das Dunas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 68 | 976 | 966 | 1022 | 972 | 895 | 723 | 628 | 541 | 390 | 314 | 259 | 214 | 170 | 158 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM0.87m | 5:50PM0.73m | 8:21AM0.78m | 6:45PM0.65m | 11:44AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.29m | 1:23PM0.49m | 1:32AM0.33m | 3:16PM0.56m | 3:19AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 875 | 969 | 976 | 966 | 1022 | 972 | 895 | 723 | 628 | 541 | 390 | 314 | 259 | 132 | 86 | 118 | 48 | 54 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 14 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | — | — | — | 4 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 214 | 170 | 158 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 40 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 12 | 51 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 72 | 185 | 114 | 188 | 189 | 202 | 186 | 192 | 163 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 59 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 111 | 58 | 83 | 48 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
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