
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dump Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dump Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dump Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
256 | 251 | 256 | 163 | 357 | 351 | 312 | 233 | 164 | 161 | 93 | 93 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 95 | 148 | 142 | 136 | 178 | 208 | 257 | 352 | 469 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.17m | 2:29PM0.67m | 4:20AM1.10m | 1:20PM0.65m | 4:52AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.60m | 8:19PM0.18m | 12:12PM0.65m | 8:29PM0.22m | 8:34PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
256 | 251 | 256 | 163 | 357 | 351 | 312 | 233 | 164 | 161 | 93 | 93 | 68 | 102 | 100 | 95 | 148 | 142 | 136 | 178 | 208 | 257 | 352 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 18 |
108 | 80 | 38 | 107 | 35 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 31 | 62 | 78 | 73 | 104 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 | — | — | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 8 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 161 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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