Dump Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 May 2026 ACST
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Dump Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dump Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dump Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dump Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Dump Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2253
2129
1873
1580
1146
940
884
651
1261
1151
876
2243
1801
1600
1415
1396
1342
1449
2423
3296
3560
3691
4493
4346
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:01PM1.37m
1:07AM0.73m
2:28PM1.35m
1:19AM0.70m
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.62m
6:33AM0.23m
9:48PM0.64m
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
7
6
4
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
1580
352
484
884
651
1261
1151
876
2243
1801
1600
1415
1396
1342
253
306
251
559
727
719
553
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
160
462
526
221
469
793
46
90
117
117
88
256
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
142
11
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
9
0.6
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
2.1
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2253
2129
1873
1146
940
591
9
18
1449
2423
3296
3560
3691
4493
4346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
3
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
873
747
580
3
3
134
134
134
155
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
572
579
593
873
946
1023
1026
134
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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