Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 322 | 374 | 512 | 450 | 412 | 387 | 352 | 286 | 214 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 299 | 635 | 1187 | 3062 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.78m | 3:08PM1.91m | 3:36AM1.79m | 3:46PM1.90m | 4:15AM1.77m | 4:27PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.32m | 9:25PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.32m | 10:03PM0.22m | 10:14AM0.36m | 10:43PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 328 | 322 | 374 | 512 | 450 | 412 | 387 | 352 | 286 | 214 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 263 | 587 | 739 | 3062 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 92 | 83 | 92 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 299 | 635 | 1187 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 11 | S 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 55 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 101 | 40 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 71 | 43 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 1158 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 60 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 82 | 0 |
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