Surf Forecasts:
Dump Beach surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 4,327 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dump Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Dump Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dump Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dump Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4056 | 2746 | 1835 | 3062 | 3005 | 1976 | 1450 | 1081 | 788 | 768 | 443 | 472 | 440 | 1182 | 3051 | 3319 | 3033 | 4327 | 3618 | 2542 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.77m | 1:06PM1.06m | 1:02AM0.88m | 1:20PM1.00m | 1:23AM0.98m | 1:33PM0.94m | 1:48AM1.06m | 1:45PM0.90m | 2:15AM1.12m | 1:56PM0.88m | 2:44AM1.15m | 2:04PM0.86m | 3:14AM1.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.48m | 6:11AM0.36m | 7:22PM0.45m | 6:46AM0.33m | 7:10PM0.40m | 7:17AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.33m | 7:46AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.28m | 8:13AM0.46m | 7:33PM0.25m | 8:39AM0.56m | 7:47PM0.24m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4056 | 2746 | 1835 | 3062 | 3005 | 1976 | 1450 | 1081 | 788 | 768 | 443 | 472 | 440 | 730 | 3051 | 3319 | 3033 | 4327 | 3618 | 2542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 665 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 37 | 82 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 6 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 24 | — | 1182 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 30 | 0 | 157 | 3 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 0 |
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