Dump Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 138.65° E

Dump Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dump Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Dump Beach today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dump Beach at 2PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2295
1811
1337
1450
1397
1415
1081
818
945
904
768
768
641
584
515
413
396
323
309
230
216
324
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:20PM1.00m
1:23AM0.98m
1:33PM0.94m
1:48AM1.06m
1:45PM0.90m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.33m
7:10PM0.40m
7:17AM0.34m
7:11PM0.33m
7:46AM0.39m
7:20PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
21
22
19
19
19
20
20
17
18
17
14
13
11
11
11
13
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
11
14
18
19
18
16
15
16
16
15
14
13
11
11
8
9
9
10
14
12
14
14
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