Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today (16 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia das Dunas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 280 | 778 | 708 | 595 | 257 | 229 | 972 | 909 | 804 | 670 | 362 | 522 | 449 | 403 | 338 | 332 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:33PM0.85m | 5:36AM0.82m | 4:58PM0.78m | 6:43AM0.72m | 5:31PM0.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.25m | 11:57AM0.52m | 00:21AM0.32m | 1:21PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 280 | 778 | 708 | 595 | 506 | 441 | 972 | 909 | 804 | 670 | 362 | 522 | 449 | 403 | 338 | 332 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 45 | 62 | 58 | 159 | 257 | 229 | 43 | 61 | 62 | 42 | 224 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 46 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 2 | 4 | — | 58 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 574 | 131 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 88 | 114 | 94 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 111 | 274 | 274 | 146 |
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