Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1188 | 1077 | 1042 | 961 | 945 | 929 | 995 | 876 | 757 | 846 | 1016 | 865 | 890 | 899 | 918 | 986 | 936 | 804 | 748 | 648 | 648 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.84m | 3:55AM1.71m | 4:05PM1.78m | 4:25AM1.66m | 4:33PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.35m | 9:48PM0.30m | 9:53AM0.38m | 10:15PM0.35m | 10:21AM0.45m | 10:42PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1188 | 1077 | 1042 | 961 | 945 | 929 | 995 | 876 | 757 | 846 | 1016 | 865 | 890 | 899 | 918 | 986 | 936 | 804 | 748 | 648 | 648 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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