Surf-Forecast | Dump Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 35.54° S 138.65° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dump Beach sea temperature is

17.1°C

Dump Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Maurice

Dump Beach Surf Guide

Dump Beach in South Australia - East Coast is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Take care of the strong rips here.

Dump Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dump Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dump Beach occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Dump Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Dump Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in July while 36% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

36%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

27%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Dump Beach Location Map

Interactive Dump Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Dump Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 03:32 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 05
ft, °F	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	10:30AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	10	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross

What does Dump Beach look like?

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Credit: Maurice

Tides at Dump Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Victor Harbor, Australia, 3 km from Dump Beach.

Next High Water: 12:12pm | 0.77m

Next Low Water: 05:47am | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Dump Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.1 °C) at Dump Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite