Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dump Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dump Beach at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dump Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1257 | 1241 | 807 | 658 | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 525 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 414 | 279 | 272 | 261 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07AM1.04m | 2:43PM0.98m | 3:42AM1.07m | 2:47PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.39m | 8:40AM0.58m | 8:41PM0.37m | 9:04AM0.70m | 8:53PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1257 | 1241 | 807 | 553 | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 525 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 414 | 279 | 272 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 180 | — | 480 | 658 | 413 | 172 | 138 | 180 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 41 | 61 | 100 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | ESE 4 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 20 | — | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 40 | — | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 60 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 72 | 263 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 0 | 5 | 406 | 579 | 5 | 0 |
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