Dump Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 15 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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dump Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dump Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1
SSW
17
1.8
SW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
759
693
631
476
469
368
352
431
581
651
629
1820
2032
1956
1550
1340
1111
975
833
1186
1186
1151
1014
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:15PM1.23m
00:05AM0.75m
12:40PM1.35m
00:20AM0.69m
1:09PM1.43m
00:26AM0.65m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.48m
7:13PM0.59m
4:48AM0.44m
8:12PM0.59m
5:03AM0.38m
9:17PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
20
21
19
20
17
16
16
16
17
20
20
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
17
18
14
13
14
16
16
18
18
17
16
17
15
14
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
853
729
693
631
476
469
368
352
431
581
651
517
1820
2032
1956
1550
1340
1111
975
833
1186
1186
1151
1014
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
WSW
14
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
915
759
596
498
1714
1743
1244
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
629
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
12
13
7
7
5
5
7
8
3
2
4
7
33
41
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
134
134
134
134
134
134
134
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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