Surf Forecasts:
Dump Beach surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 9,870 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dump Beach in the next 16 days are 4.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore 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 (Jul 19) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dump Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5979 | 4554 | 7713 | 7426 | 9870 | 6660 | 5300 | 3678 | 2834 | 2259 | 1748 | 1797 | 2355 | 2061 | 2102 | 1368 | 846 | 472 | 388 | 295 | 253 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:38AM0.54m | 12:44PM1.46m | 00:43AM0.53m | 1:14PM1.46m | 00:52AM0.55m | 1:42PM1.42m | 1:10AM0.59m | 2:07PM1.36m | 1:35AM0.66m | 2:29PM1.27m | 2:07AM0.73m | 2:49PM1.19m | 2:44AM0.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.50m | 10:23PM0.50m | 3:58AM0.45m | 10:34PM0.51m | 4:53AM0.40m | 10:34PM0.54m | 5:42AM0.36m | 10:20PM0.57m | 6:28AM0.35m | 10:00PM0.58m | 7:10AM0.39m | 9:47PM0.57m | 7:49AM0.47m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 |
 | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3570 | 4554 | 7713 | 7426 | 9870 | 6660 | 5300 | 3678 | 2834 | 2259 | 1748 | 1797 | 2355 | 2061 | 2102 | 1368 | 846 | 472 | 388 | 295 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 22 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 47 | 1094 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 5979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1122 | 579 | 873 | 1217 | 572 | 0 | 587 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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